Alan Muller
04-26-2013, 10:36 AM
There's been a good bit of discussion of these and their problems, so I hope I didn't miss a previous answer to my question.
I got mine as junk, basically, and the belt that came with is not the original and seems too short. The Delta belt (904164) doesn't seem to be available and cost close to $50 he when it was.
Can anyone provide me with the dimensions of this belt and/or a cross reference to one that works? I'm not clear whether it's an extra-wide belt typical of this sort of drive but with the slotted pulleys it may not need to be.
Also, I just noticed that the front (spindle) upper pulley seems to be crumbling from some sort of intergranular corrosion. The other three seem OK (in this regard). I've seen this before on pot metal parts of very old equipment, but never on something as new as this tool. Have others encountered this?
Thanks.
I got mine as junk, basically, and the belt that came with is not the original and seems too short. The Delta belt (904164) doesn't seem to be available and cost close to $50 he when it was.
Can anyone provide me with the dimensions of this belt and/or a cross reference to one that works? I'm not clear whether it's an extra-wide belt typical of this sort of drive but with the slotted pulleys it may not need to be.
Also, I just noticed that the front (spindle) upper pulley seems to be crumbling from some sort of intergranular corrosion. The other three seem OK (in this regard). I've seen this before on pot metal parts of very old equipment, but never on something as new as this tool. Have others encountered this?
Thanks.