Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
Posts: 1,426
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 16, 2023 9:59:02 GMT -5
New user - hi everyone. Ready to throw my HF dual barrel tumbler off the bay bridge! The belt slips off the pulley after only 3 seconds or so. I have been trying to solve this issue for months. Rocks were in 3rd stage and many more rocks just collecting dust. I’ve adjusted the motor location but still the belt slides off. My question - is the belt worn out so that it angles off the pulley? Or is the pulley worn out causing the belt to slide ‘downhill’ and off the pulley-rod? I thank you in advance for any tips you have for dealing with this insufferable frustrating situation 🌉😱 Make sure that the belt is Running Straight The notch on the motor should be a straight line to the notch on the driver Pulley The drive pulley position should be adjustable with a Hex wrench and make sure the belt is snug but not tight plus, an old belt could have a Flat side or something worn onto it, so it could be the belt
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Post by Peruano on Jan 16, 2023 11:09:14 GMT -5
Strange that belts should come up for discussion, as I had a belt malfunction on my Gy-Roc Model B vibe last night. Delving into a pile of parts gifted to me with a couple of machines several years ago, I found replacement belts that had been purchased from an industrial supplier at what I suspect were economical prices compared to lapidary sources. The belts came from: Gasket, Packing, Seal Supply Co. Inc., 3015 Princeton NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. The have a website. The belt designations appropriate for my Gy-Roc were Buna 230 (thinner) and Buna 231 (same diameter but a thicker belt and hence a smidge tighter). My suggestion would be to try to locate comparable belts through industrial supply houses and make note/share the part designations for the various machines that we frequently replace belts for. Meanwhile, I'm back and running with my midnight repair. Tumble on.
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Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
Posts: 1,426
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 16, 2023 23:02:13 GMT -5
I've been running my Loretone 3A for about 5 years straight Over that time I have worn out
2 belts and
a motor
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