[GreenKeys] toothed belts - was (Creed machines)

Steve Schlink sschlink at mindspring.com
Fri Feb 5 12:25:04 EST 2010


Another source is:

sdp-si.com

Best of all, they have online ordering and NO MINIMUM ORDER!

Since they are light in weight, shipping shouldn't be prohibitive to the UK.

Steve

At 09:34 AM 2/5/2010 -0800, John Nagle wrote:ust ordered 2 small belts from 
them several days ago and got them the next day.

> > Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:41:55 +0000
> > From: Jim Backus <j.backus at jita.demon.co.uk>
> > Subject: [GreenKeys] introduction
> >
>...
> >
> > Creed 444 teleprinter - this dates from the late 1960s and is the only
> > machine with a serious problem. This model has an integral tape punch
> > and reader. The reader is driven by a toothed belt which has broken. I'm
> > currently trying to find a replacement. Unfortunately the designers must
> > have expected a very long life from these belts because repair involves
> > considerable dismantling of the reader.
>
>     If you need a toothed belt, try Berg (http://www.wmberg.com).  They
>make thousands of toothed belts, and once you have the belt
>dimensions, they can probably make up one for you if it's not a
>stock item.  Go to their belt selector page, and select the dimensions 
>desired.
>
>                                         John Nagle



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