startrite help!

[lincs1963]

Quick one for you folks, anyone know of a source of drive belts for a startrite K260 combination machine? Done a bit of googling but found nothing obvious.
Thanks in advance for your help, regards, Neil

 

[MMUK]

Try ALT, they hold spares stock for all current and most discontinued Startrite machines

http://www.altsawsandspares.co.uk/spares.html

 

[lincs1963]

thanks for that, will give them a try.

 

[SurreyHills]

From experience ALT will be expensive. The belt should be a standard size and you could probably get it much cheaper from one of the bearing/belt supplies companies, like Wych Bearings. If you have the current belt it should have some lettering on it denoting the type and size.

 

[lincs1963]

I guess that may be a possibility, however these are flat belts not 'v' belts or toothed belts etc. That is why I was looking for a supplier of the original type. I will try a couple of suppliers local to me just in case, thanks.

 

[JustBen]

Have a look on the bay. I got 2 belts for my Startrite for £6.
Although they are V-belts, the place I got them from had a huge amount of different belts and all were very cheap.

Measure your belt or contact ALT for the sizes then go hunting on the bay.

 

[Bigdanny]

Wey hey!!!!
Thanks MMUK. I have just found the handbook for my planer thicknsr.

Now a happy chappie
D

 

[zb1]

Got one. Which belts do you need? It's the same as a Robland X260. Standard V belt engine belts work fine. I've got a PDF of the manual which has belt sizes. The thicknesser belts are a bit of a pain as you have to lift the casting of the table saw/spindle table to get the belts on.