[TheForge] maneuvering motor to get Little Giant belt to track correctly

[Cameron Stoker]

That's pretty clever - it will also wear both faces of the belting=20
material evenly.
I'll make a guess that the belt tracks better because it can't develop=20=

a preferential bow (which could be  not exactly centered on the width=20
of the belt.

On my #50 LG, I had mounted the motor above the main shaft by replacing=20=

the front bearing bolts with 5/8" all thread that extended up about 9".=20=

The motor mount was just a plate with holes for the all-thread. It=20
could be adjusted on two axis's and in height. I could never get the=20
belt to track well. Probably the short belt run and the ~1" of throw on=20=

the spider pulley were the culprits.  I'm very happy running the hammer=20=

with a synchronous (aka timing) drive belt. It never slips, even when=20
horribly oily, its quiet since there is no steel lacing slapping the=20
pulleys.


On Saturday, July 5, 2003, at 09:19 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:
>

> Another trial-and-error type trick is to put a half twist in the belt,
> (making it a Moebius strip) either left to right.  I just did this
> with my 25# Jardine and it improved both slipping and tracking.  The
> reason this helps is, um, ummmmm....ummmmmmm.  Right.  The explanation
> of why this helps is left as an exercise for the reader. :-)
>
> - Mike

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