Members GerryR Posted June 30, 2013 Members Report Posted June 30, 2013 First, greetings to all. I have a Singer 153 W... and was wondering if a standard "A" belt is OK to use from the motor to the drive pulley on the machine, or are there special belts for this purpose? The "A" belt appears to fit the groove OK, but the belt stands proud of the pulley by approximately 1/8 inch. I seem to recall a thread where a 7/16 inch wide belt was mentioned but was unable to locate that thread again and cannot find that size belt listed anywhere. Any input will be appreciated. Thank you. Gerry Quote
Members gottaknow Posted June 30, 2013 Members Report Posted June 30, 2013 The belt will work fine, it'll just run a bit faster. Regards, Eric Quote
Members GerryR Posted June 30, 2013 Author Members Report Posted June 30, 2013 Thanks Eric. So I assume from your answer that there are thinner belts available. Would you know a source? Gerry Quote
Members gottaknow Posted June 30, 2013 Members Report Posted June 30, 2013 Thanks Eric. So I assume from your answer that there are thinner belts available. Would you know a source? Gerry Many auto parts stores carry the smaller belts. In a pinch I'll get one from NAPA. I'm sure our sponsors selling machines and parts have them as well. Regards, Eric Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted June 30, 2013 Moderator Report Posted June 30, 2013 I use only type 3L (3/8") v-belts on my sewing machines. All industrial sewing machine dealers stock and sell these belts. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
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