Hi Gary,

Looks like they might use any one of three different lengths of 7mm diameter belt. Might yours need a smaller belt than the one currently fitted?

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Gary,

If that is the case, you have a few options.

1) shorten your belt – glued or ‘welded together’?

2) Change one or the other of the pulleys, depending on whether you would prefer a faster or slower cut.

3) Wrap some good tape around one of the pulleys to ‘fill it out a bit’ and hope it wears well (probably only a temporary measure?)

4) Find a cheaper belt supplier.

5) Change to a narow section V belt system of some type (V, multi V…).

The single review on the Machinemart site amused me. The machine (no longer available) was constructed so flimsily that it broke, but the reviewer still gave it full marks! An insider review, methinks!

Car accessory stores sell spray cans of belt grip solution that stops fan belts slipping. Clean belt and dive it a spray.

Edited By Paul Lousick on 30/12/2018 08:54:26

Looking at my 13yr old Clarke version the motor is foot mounted . The slots in the feet would be more than sufficient to allow both taking up the slack needed to stop the existing belt slipping or to accommodate a new belt . I purchased a spare from Machine Mart some 5 yrs a go . I can't remember the price but it certainly was not £30

Brian C

Howard,

I think round belts should drive on the full half-circumference? Not like V belts?

Edited By not done it yet on 30/12/2018 15:48:39