Greetings all; While snugging up the spindle bearings about 1/4 turn, and putting the finishing touches on a new, better fitting lock pin for the GO704 spindle, the tool, trying to clean up the left face of a disk of steel left in the middle of the pin to serve as a place where a retraction spring could push against, the tool caught and bent about 3" of nominally 1/4" diameter steel sticking out of the chuck, roughly 1/2" at the unsupported end. That then locked up the chuck, and the drive motor went to full throttle.
Now I have a 126XL timing belt with two ends! Two things I learned. A, that this belt is very short of its touted kevlar fibre, 5 strands of 5 or 7 40 gauge fibers. I need about a 132XL anyway, but I'm truly DIW till I can get a new one, hopefully with more than just token kevlar in it. B, don't try to take such a wide cut. Does anyone have a recommended Merican supplier for such a critter? Something with real kevlar in its back... And who doesn't use the shipping as a bigger profit item than the belt itself? I figure I'd better get a 5 pack if they are that easily broken. Thanks everybody. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
