V belt or the link belt for servo motor?

[myjtp]

Which belt do you guys recommend? Is the link belt really that much better? Or is it just a cool looking factor?

[brmax]

No, Its just really expensive.. I like the bigger one I have had on a table saw for years n years. 

I did purchase some in 3L recently, primarily for estimating actual belts needed on various small systems. In this I followed up with purchasing standard fractional horse power v belts. 

If your close to one of our machine dealers, or have other stuff coming from them that's a great option.  In an option to that I found Oriley auto supply, very handy for myself. They offer I believe two grades the upper is a Gates and another, and this other was trueflex brand and works fine.

In another option the white cloth covered can be great if that's obtainable, obviously they would not have a shedding issue as sometimes encountered. 

I'm positive some v belts are very smooth and give no noises or the bump as sometimes heard. Also many often can shed some rubber, I am not likely to admit to any Hot Rodding so will blame it on anything else, Of course nothing of my immediate faults ; )

 

good day

Floyd

[DonInReno]

The belts used for most industrials is a “3L” type.  The 3 means it’s 3/8” wide and the L stands for light duty.  At a hardware store, auto parts, or even online the 3L will be followed by a number which is the length in inches.  So a 3L320 is 32” long.  3L325 is 32-1/2” long.   Some brands are quite smooth and some have a lump or two if that’s an issue for you.

[Northmount]

On 10/14/2018 at 5:03 PM, myjtp said:

link belt

Some guys swear that the link belt reduces vibration on their tablesaws.  But that belt is really traveling compared to a sewing machine.  They are quite handy when you're not sure of the belt size, or for a one size fits all in your shop.  But as noted, they are expensive.

Tom