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Measuring for a belt
How should I measure for a treadle belt? and is there anything I can sub for the immediate future?
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Leather shoe lace?
All treadle belts come in the same length, you cut them to size when you put it on. There's some info around but I think the idea is using a piece of twine or something. |
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Originally Posted by amcatanzaro
(Post 6720908)
Leather shoe lace?
All treadle belts come in the same length, you cut them to size when you put it on. There's some info around but I think the idea is using a piece of twine or something. |
Originally Posted by crocee
(Post 6720913)
Thank you. The machine I have didn't have a belt when I bought it but everything appears to move smoothly. I wanted to use a sub belt to make sure all was well while waiting for the new belt to come in. What is the preferred belt to use so I know what to order?
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I've seen posts where people have made temporary belts out of clear vinyl tubing. You can buy it at any half way decent hardware store. I haven't tried it so can't say how well it works.
Rodney |
I think there are two replacement belts out there. They are both 3/16 from what I have read. They are two different shades of leather but I don't think they are really different other than that.
Unless there was something I missed. |
Originally Posted by amcatanzaro
(Post 6721754)
I think there are two replacement belts out there. They are both 3/16 from what I have read. They are two different shades of leather but I don't think they are really different other than that.
Unless there was something I missed. As a side note, did you know that the original “leather treadle belts” were made of raw cattle skin? They would take a raw hide freshly butchered, shave the hair off of the fuzzy side with a knife, cut the green hide into thin strips, and let them “cure” into a treadle belt. As the hide cured, the portion with the shaved hair on it would shrivel up, while the flesh side (opposite of the hair) would roll out and around the hair side as it cured. If you ever get to see an old treadle belt, you’ll be able to open it and peek inside to see the hair stubble inside. CD in Oklahoma |
Originally Posted by ThayerRags
(Post 6721976)
I don’t think that you missed anything. The difference in belts now refers mostly to the difference in quality between artificial leather and real leather belts, or sometimes just differences between artificial leathers. I stock what I think is real leather belting, but I’m not sure if I could tell it from artificial leather or not. They’re getting pretty good at making artificial leather.
As a side note, did you know that the original “leather treadle belts” were made of raw cattle skin? They would take a raw hide freshly butchered, shave the hair off of the fuzzy side with a knife, cut the green hide into thin strips, and let them “cure” into a treadle belt. As the hide cured, the portion with the shaved hair on it would shrivel up, while the flesh side (opposite of the hair) would roll out and around the hair side as it cured. If you ever get to see an old treadle belt, you’ll be able to open it and peek inside to see the hair stubble inside. CD in Oklahoma |
If one is real leather and the other is faux that would explain the price difference. I know they stretch as time goes on, is there a difference in the two with stretching?
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