Govenor drive belts

Govenor drive belts

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30 June 2020 at 09:20 #483072
Tony Martyr
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On a beam engine I built some years ago the watts govenor was driven through a coiled spring steel 'belt' that was bought as a length, cut to suit and jioned by screwing the tapered end into the cut end. I have no idea where I got this material from – can someone point me in the right direction?

I am a bit concerned that such a drive using vee-groved pulleys might not be able to drive the Double tangye arrangement I have made and have seen in photos that a flat belt has been used – scarf-jointed and glued?

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30 June 2020 at 09:20 #27488
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30 June 2020 at 09:27 #483076
JasonB
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Stuarts do it in about 3mm dia and Mamod spring belts are about 1.5mm dia
30 June 2020 at 09:30 #483078
Nick Clarke 3
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It used to be a standard item used for film projectors in the 1960's but as they have gone so I suspect has the spring belting from that source.
30 June 2020 at 12:18 #483127
not done it yet
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Have nothing to suggest except ask if these are the same as, or similar to, the springs use in oil seals?
30 June 2020 at 13:21 #483139
R Johns 1
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Mamod do closed and open ended steel spring belts.
1 July 2020 at 09:17 #483252
Tony Martyr
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Thanks to all – I have now found what I needed from Mamod spares
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