Singer 307G2 Problem

[Constabulary]

@Thomo - sounds like a good solution. Can you please post some pictures of your spare belt and maybe give some detailed instruction how in particular you spliced the belt? Thats for sure interesting not only for 307G2 owners. There are for sure several vintage machines with  obsolete timing belts.

Edited March 29, 2021 by Constabulary

[Thomo]

Hi Constabulary

I have posted photos of the 307G2 timing belt I shortened in the Shops, Tools & Machines Gallery. Didn't realize that was an option, I'm quite new to this sort of thing. 

Cutting belt to length ( 32  teeth ) I use piece of aluminum angle 1"* 1" as a guide ( see photo )to get the splice taper the same on each end.

The only tricky task was pushing the dress makers pins transversely through the belt teeth. As shown in the photos practice with the off cuts first. I placed the pin head on the narrow side of the join at each end.

Hope it works for you as well as it has for me, a very cost effective way to get the old machines going again.

 

Edited March 30, 2021 by Northmount
Added link to photos

[Constabulary]

Really an interesting solution - too bad I have no need for timing belts at the moment But I will keep that in mind!

[PhilMarfar]

https://marfar.com.au/products/singer-307g-arm-shaft-connection-belt-n-l-a?_pos=1&_sid=da7da941d&_ss=r

 

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[1985]

Just come across this post, I own SINGER 307G2 never occurred to me that these belts may be obsolete,

I was wondering the belt is just cloth webbing which is easy size to find, whether the metal rectangular rings could be removed and placed on new material,

I have repaired a belt be for by cutting slanted ,  less stress placed across a distance rather than a straight cut and gluing together just to hold in place while micro drilled the holes vertically across, using brass rod as pins, then gently ping the ends to stop any moving out,just use a very small pin hammer with round ball o the end,