pbk
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Post by pbk on Nov 23, 2012 8:42:58 GMT -5
I need help with a putting on a belt on an Edison Home. The Home has a 2 min and 4 min switch at the end of the feed screw. The feed screw bearing has a gear attached so it will not slide out.
I made a belt on the the machine but I can't get it tight enough. Any help would be great.
Thanks
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Post by refseries on Dec 22, 2012 6:29:04 GMT -5
Regrettably I think you are going to have to shorten the belt. I assume you have got hold of some leather belting, have cut the long (1.5 to 2cm?) chamfer on each end of your new belt and have stuck it together with some form of contact adhesive (Kits can be got from APSCO on www.antiquephono.com if you need more). You will need to peel your glueing apart, shorten the belt by shaving some length off one chamfer, renew the contact adhesive, and stick again. I find it easiest to press the ends together actually on the machine, using the mandrel to press against. It is a bit fiddly but at least helps get the length right. Whenever I have done it off the machine using carefuyl measurement it always comes out too long! This is a fiddly job but worth getting right. Be prepared to get glue all over your fingers, table, cat, etc. Good luck Keith |
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Post by nealage on Dec 23, 2012 13:00:28 GMT -5
Sounds like a bit of a pain, but it's a repair that is in my near future, Thanks for the advice, Keith.
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