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

Sun Jul 6 11:55:00 2003

Some info here on flat belt tracking

http://www.visusa.com/belt_tracking01.htm

http://www.belttechnologies.com/designinfo/crown.html

ps. I use two "B" V belts to drive my 25lb LG. They ride right on the flat belt pulley on the hammer (double V pulley on motor), track perfectly and don't slip.

Bob

>Thanks to leads from here and other blacksmithing forums, I got my
>Little Giant flat belt replacement. Now I'm finding it's trickier than I
>expected, to bolt the motor into place so the belt tracks well. I'm
>using long rods to get some leverage, and may have to use a bar clamp to
>pull one end of the motor mount toward the body of the Little Giant so
>the belt will track straight. Any hints as to making this easier? Maybe
>getting the tracking right is more important than having a lot of
>tension on the belt? 
> 
>When I first got the power hammer back in '86, the belt slipped a lot. I
>kept applying belt dressing and in recent years the belt has been
>fine...till it started to tear. I haven't put any belt dressing on at
>this point - is it better to start without it?
> 
>Guess you can tell I know very little about getting machinery running
>well. I'll appreciate any suggestions. 
> 
>Catherine Jo Morgan
>Morgan Sculpture
>Iron and mixed media vessels
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