[TheForge] Flatbelt excitement

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On May 26, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Mike Porter wrote:

> Thanks for the warning Mike,
> I have been planning to use flat belts in much lighter equipment, but 
> hadn't
> considered a spring loaded idler to be needed; now I'll include one.
> Mikey
>
>

I understand that there is a right side and a wrong side to put the 
idler. If I remember right the idler should be on the powered side of 
the belt rather than the slack side.

Someone will know.

Bob