Andy I know is really busy right now so I will answer for him.? The belt on Andy's lathe is a composite of several materials.? None of which I have any idea of what they are.? Andy came across a vast storehouse of these belts a couple of years ago and has offered them to anyone that needed a new belt.? A lot of us are using Poly V belts or as the automotive industry calls them Serpentine belts.? Here is a picture of a very compact drive setup I used on John Glands Dalton that I rebuilt for him.? This drive is a little Atlas and a lot of home brew.? Bottom line is its very compact and worked really well.? If I remember correctly we had this lathe mounted on a 20 inch wide bench.

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On another note I will be leaving on the 19th for the trip East to collect the Dalton up in Wisconsin and also the only known 9 1/2 by 48 in Oakmont Pa.? I will also be picking up some parts to another one that Dave Kirk has been storing for me.? Not all sure what is left of that poor Dalton after Dave got done ravaging it for parts for his B-4."-))))

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Dennis Turk

----- Original Message -----

From: thud72

To: daltonlathes@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 5:48 AM

Subject: [daltonlathes] Belt on Dalton B-4 owned by Andy Sargent

Hello everybody,

I have a quick question. I was on the Oldarn website when I came
across pictures of Andy Sargent's B-4. What caught my attention was the
belt on the unit. It is green and yellow. Here is the link... even
though I think everyone has seen it
Is this still a leather
belt with a felt like underside? Does anyone know where I could get
this belt? The one on mine is making me a bit nervous. It seems that
the staple or whatever it is has a rather large gap. Thanks for the
help.

Dan Lane