PM 1228 Lathe Belt Tensioner

[@thomaskearns7350]

another great idea thanks Joe

[@JoesModelEngines]

@@thomaskearns7350 Hi Thomas, Thank you for your interest and your comment. I hope you are getting something useful from the videos. Jim and I put in a lot of time to produce them and it really helps when we hear from the subscribers. Joe

[@cdrillen1]

Thanks for the tips, Joe. It is important to remember folks our age can use all the time savings ideas available.

[@JoesModelEngines]

@@cdrillen1 thanks for your kind comments , I need all the encouragement I can get. 🤓Joe

[@bruceang82]

Well done, Joe & good implementation of a time-saving idea that just might encourage the user to change from high to low, or vise/versa a bit more often when a speed change is called for.

[@MrModify]

Very nice job. I might be redesigning my tensioner as well. You have some good ideas.

[@JoesModelEngines]

@@MrModify thank you for your interest. That belt tensioner isn’t pretty but it saves me a lot of time. I use the lathe a lot and change speed often. Thanks again Joe

[@rcurry8531]

Thanks for sharing joe nice idea

[@JoesModelEngines]

@@rcurry8531 Thank you for taking the time to comment,input is greatly appreciated and often useful in knowing what will make a good video. I get most of my ideas from subscribers. Thanks again. Joe

[@bruceang82]

Nice work Joe, it solves a problem of not always changing the speed, either high to low or vise/versa when we know we probably should. This mod will help with that. (Hopefully)

[@JoesModelEngines]

@@bruceang82 Hi Bruce, Thank you for your interest and your idea. I had not thought about this modification until we spoke on the phone. Also the longer belt was your idea and it definitely makes changing the speed easier. Thanks again , and I hope to see you at Cabin Fever. Joe

[@thomaskearns7350]

Joe can you give us the part number for that Goodyear belt Thanks

[@JoesModelEngines]

@@thomaskearns7350 the belt is a wrapped FHP VBELT # 3L345 Goodyear, l got it from Amazon.

[@thomaskearns7350]

@@JoesModelEngines thanks Joe