FAQ Leather Belting

Leather Belting Sources

Subj:	Leather belts
Date:	96-07-25 00:56:10 EDT
From:	hitnmiss@usit.net (martin shafer)

Does anyone have a good source for leather belts (one piece with no lacing)
to pull some stuff on my engine trailer. I have a 1912 dentist air
compressor that has a busted belt. 

Thanks
Martin
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Subj:	Re: Leather belts
Date:	96-07-25 09:57:47 EDT
From:	oiseming@moscow.com (Orrin Iseminger)

Does anybody have an address for South Bend, the outfit that builds 
(or built) lathes?  Many of their older ones use flat drive belts.  I'd
guess that they still stock them as replacement parts.  

I've replaced the belt on a South Bend, but I left procurement up to
the supply section.  You'll need belting and the glue to make the splice.

Orrin
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Subj:	Re:Leather Belts
Date:	96-07-25 11:44:34 EDT
From:	flalexander@smtpgate.read.tasc.com (Fred Alexander)

Orrin,

You might try:

South Bend Lathe Corp
1130 S Main St
South Bend, IN 46601-3338
Phone: (219)289-7771

To everyone else (including Orrin),

A place to search for addresses of people and businesses is:

http://www2.switchboard.com

Fred Alexander
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Subj:	Re: Leather belts
Date:	96-07-25 11:50:53 EDT
From:	00dlsiefker@bsuvc.bsu.edu

Lee Pedersen supplies leather for belts, what i have gotten from him have
been very good, they do have splices.

Don Siefker

I've replaced the belt on a South Bend, but I left procurement up to
the supply section.  You'll need belting and the glue to make the splice.

Orrin
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Subj:	Re: Leather belts
Date:	96-07-26 03:19:19 EDT
From:	dotto@micron.net

|Does anyone have a good source for leather belts (one piece with no lacing)
|to pull some stuff on my engine trailer. I have a 1912 dentist air
|compressor that has a busted belt. 
|

McMaster-Carr has leather belting in their catalog from 1" to 6" wide. 
It runs from about $2.50 to $30.00 a foot depending on width and thickness.
As far as the one piece you will have to do that your self. Dad used to have 
a large wood shop when I was growing up and most of the large machines were
run by over head line shafting and leather belts. Dad would do the splices
by working the end of the belt down to a taper with a sharp wood plane, then 
the ends would be joined with contact cement. If any one wants to know the 
exact details I could ask him.

McMaster-Carr
708-833-0300, I think they will take plastic

Dave Otto
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Subj:	Re: Leather belts
Date:	96-07-27 12:56:28 EDT
From:	RPolinski@gnn.com (Richard E. Polinski)

|Another belting source is J. H. Rhoades in Wilmington Delaware.  
They have been in business since the 18th century and are sometimes claimed 
to be the oldest business in the US.
|

I looked for this company and found the following information: The 
company is actually J.E. Rhoades and is now located at -

24 County Line Rd.
Somerville, NJ 08876

1-800-441-7555

I spoke with a person at the company today and they were extremely 
helpful. They also have sales representatives in different areas 
that can stop by with samples. They sell 90 per cent belting, 
composition and plain leather, including round leather belting 
along with alligator fasteners, etc..

I hope this will be helpful.

Rich Polinski
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Subject: Re: Pulleys - belting - a source :)
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 15:28:17 -0800
From: farmer 

    Remember me talking about using old shoe repair
machinery for parts? Head to your local shoe repair shop and
ask him for the location of of his suppliers (be sure to
tell him you are not opening a shop to compete with him).
The main vendor I used was Landwerlen Leather Co. 130 South
Illinois St. Indianapolis Indiana. They carried flat belting
in both leather and in cloth and rubber. They also keep the
clip splices I think in both styles. They might even have
some pulleys around. A lot of the older shoe machinery used
flat belts and most major cities have vendors ("finders")
like that. You might locate some by the yellow pages. Don't
overlook really old hardware stores. You would be amazed at
what some have in the back room or basement that most never
see.

--
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Central Indiana USA
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