Belt Question
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Belt Question
So I've finally got the Singer 15 Sphinx Reproduction tamed
I'm very happy with it. It's piecing very nicely.
Yaaay!
The belt is making noise and no matter what I do to adjust it I can't get rid of this noise without it being too loose
The belt is one of those pink plastic ones with the little teeth?
I was wondering if I might be better off getting some kind of v-belt?
I'm very happy with it. It's piecing very nicely.
Yaaay!
The belt is making noise and no matter what I do to adjust it I can't get rid of this noise without it being too loose
The belt is one of those pink plastic ones with the little teeth?
I was wondering if I might be better off getting some kind of v-belt?
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Dresi,
I have found the plastic cogged belts rarely provide the performance the old black V-belts do. On my machines they seem to slip more than they should and I've had to run them tighter than they should be just to keep them from slipping.
The only time I run one of these belts is if i cannot find a black V-belt.
Joe
I have found the plastic cogged belts rarely provide the performance the old black V-belts do. On my machines they seem to slip more than they should and I've had to run them tighter than they should be just to keep them from slipping.
The only time I run one of these belts is if i cannot find a black V-belt.
Joe
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Well I just got back from the dealer. He didn't give me a v-belt-but he gave me something that looks like a giant o-ring. I didn't have to pay for it though
It's a little quieter now but the noise is still there
Maybe I have to try and adjust it again
It's a little quieter now but the noise is still there
Maybe I have to try and adjust it again
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Glad you got it working. Sew-Classic sells v belts for most machines. I know others here prefer them. I have the rubber band belt like yours on my Rodney 15 clone. I'm getting ready to switch to a regular v belt.
Rodney
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It's a lot quieter now but there's still a little tick tick tick as it's turning
It goes completely away if no belt is on there. I wonder if something is off because I had to tighten the pink belt so much. It was slipping.
The o ring belt is much quieter though because I can run it pretty loose with no slippage
Don't know what to do to get rid of ticking noise. It's much better than it was but it's still there!
It goes completely away if no belt is on there. I wonder if something is off because I had to tighten the pink belt so much. It was slipping.
The o ring belt is much quieter though because I can run it pretty loose with no slippage
Don't know what to do to get rid of ticking noise. It's much better than it was but it's still there!
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Make sure that the set screw in the motor pulley is tight. If there's even the tiniest bit of play there, it will make a ticking noise....& if the belt isn't on the pulley, it won't make any noise.
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Path49:
What you are saying makes perfect sense to me!
But it doesn't look like it has a set screw. The only place where a set screw might go... there is a hole that doesn't go all the way through- there is something sticking out just a bit that has threads on the outside?
I am thoroughly confused!
What you are saying makes perfect sense to me!
But it doesn't look like it has a set screw. The only place where a set screw might go... there is a hole that doesn't go all the way through- there is something sticking out just a bit that has threads on the outside?
I am thoroughly confused!
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