Vent!

[Aderhammer]

Just got the whole grinding jig set up today and got the perfect angle i wanted on my bowl gouge. I mounted up a large white birch log on the rikon. I was turning it and it was cutting oh so nicely. I heard a weird pop as i progressed but i figured it was from something shaking on the bench. Well all of the sudden it stopped turning but i could here the motor. The tool rest didn't move in or anything or caught it. Opened up the pulley housing and found that the belt tore down the cent and fell off! Had to put a plastic bag around the blank, hopefully i can still save it.

 

[wdcav1952]

Andrew, that certainly is a bummer (as we old folks say) Put some shavings from the turning in the bag with the blank.

 

[Aderhammer]

Originally posted by wdcav1952

Andrew, that certainly is a bummer (as we old folks say) Put some shavings from the turning in the bag with the blank.

There weren't that many, the belt broke early[xx(]It's still got bark on most of it.

 

[MDWine]

Geez Cav... I never thought that "bummer" would be an antique term!
(then again, I never thought I would be an antique either! )

 

[workinforwood]

I'll suggest then to paint it, oil based paint. That will buy you a bit of time. I buy paint at the hardware store, reject paint 50 cents a quart. Got some great puke yellow last time.

 

[TellicoTurning]

If you don't have a spare belt, call the Belt Store in Lafayette, LA they have belts for just about anyting and really good prices.. I got 3 belts for my Jet Mini for the same price that Jet charged for 1.. plus the shipping was only $1.50

http://www.beltsforanything.com/site59.php

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

I would just use a plastic bag.

I've had success with a blanks wrapped for more than a few days.

 

[polarbear1]

I had my rikon for about 4 months when I read on line (in this forum I believe) some one complained that he replaced 3-4 belts on his rikon in a matter of weeks. Not wanting to be without my lathe I ordered a spare to keep on hand. That was well over a year ago, hundreds and hundreds of pens, and probably over a hundred other items including large very heavy odd shaped way out of balance logs etc. And I still have not had to use my spare belt, Maybe i have been lucky.