electricface
starting to spend too much on rocks
First fish of the day
Member since August 2012
Posts: 211
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Post by electricface on Dec 14, 2012 15:33:46 GMT -5
I recently came in to see my tumbler running but not turning. The problem, stretched belt. I noticed the belt kinda had a slight sheen to it. So I thought I could fix this as the belt was not stretched all the way out in my opinion. What I did was take a small piece of fine sandpaper, wrap it around the belt, apply slight pressure and pull the belt through the sandpaper. Thus roughing up the belt. I also used the sandpaper in the groove of the drive pulley to clean away any built up residue. Started back up and turning great. I know it isn't a huge money saver but it could help someone get by in a pinch. Happy tumbling.
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Post by catmandewe on Dec 14, 2012 16:13:54 GMT -5
You can also throw old belts in the dishwasher when you run a cycle through, just take them out before the heat/dry cycle. We used to do that with our old snowmobile belts to extend the life of them and make them bite a little better, really makes a difference.
Tony
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jspencer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2011
Posts: 929
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Post by jspencer on Dec 14, 2012 16:17:15 GMT -5
In the old days we would rub some brake fluid on a rag over fan belt surface in cars to get them to swell up and get a better bite on the pulley. Don`t know if that would work here or not.
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