Thread: Oh no not another Willys Gasser build, this time a Willys shop truck

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Originally Posted by roadster32

You may of missed the reason why Jerry but I wanted an old Crager look so yes dual vee belts is what I wanted, personally I don't see a problem picking up vee belts as there are scores of places that sell them.
Lots of the guys are running dual belt drives without any problems.

I don't think you'll have any problem, Steve. Many, many industrial machines run multiple v-belts, and manufacturing tolerances have actually improved a lot over the years with the major suppliers. For example, Gates changed their manufacturing process almost 35 years ago to make their V80 series belts meet or exceed the specified tolerances for "matched set" belts, but if one is worried about it they can still be special ordered as "Matched Set Belts". If you want to go with a better quality, like a belt with aramid tensile cords that stretch very little, they require a match tolerance that is tighter than the RMA standard. Even then, V-belts with aramid cords (such as the Gates Predator) are matched by selecting belts with a single punch code. I'd say you're good to go, and beautiful work, as usual!

Can I bother you with a lathe question? You told me once before, but I think it was in a PM that was long ago deleted and with CRS I don't trust memory. What's the minimum spindle bore that you recommend for a general purpose machine, and can you explain your reasoning? Sorry to be a bother, and I swear that I'll commit it to memory this time....