SHOP TIPS

In this 2 part video, I discuss the various supplies used for lacing drive belts.

[@Erik_Swiger]

Oh my dear God "you measured a cow" LOLOL That's why I love this channel so much! DO NOT LISTEN TO CRITICS, JUST DO WHAT YOU DO. It's magical, it's so fantastic.

[@Daledavispratt]

This information is still very relevant in the antique machinery community...very good of you to keep the teaching alive, Mr. Pete. Thanks for another fine video!

[@Lee-qp6gf]

Belting was a very important part of our industrial history. Sure was good to see this.

[@MarkMarooth]

Mr Pete, the benefit derived from your videos is not limited to us watchers but to your good self as well. I have been working my way through al L of your videos and I pick something up from every one including knowledge and a wee transfer of your experience as well as super interesting small talk opportunity 😉. If you get benefit and pleasure from making these videos then rest assured you will always have a cadre of faithful watchers. Take care sir!

[@pedrocavaleiro3688]

I don't work with anything you've made in your videos, and I still try to watch as many as I can! Thanks for sharing!

[@strrchristmas]

Those who do not study history, are bound to repeat it. I totally enjoy your videos. You do an excellent job of clearly explaining how things were and still work. I keep your lessons in my head for future reference. One can never tell when you'll need history to help out with current problems. Thank You Mr. Pete.

[@111fishkiller]

I watch them all Lyle and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I am sure their are others that would disagree but,I feel that if I may stand to learn something,it's in my best interest to watch. Thank you sir for doing what you do..

[@SuperBowser87]

Seen your other videos on this subject but can't have to much knowledge! Really like how you always mention your dad. My "Pop" taught me so much. He still shows me the way even though he is not with me.

[@dougrundell947]

I enjoy your explanations of old tools and techniques. Please continue teaching us.

[@MaturePatriot]

My dad had a vice type lacer but I would say it is long gone. The old paper mill in our town had all belt powered machinery. Very entertaining video, and educational for younger people.

[@johnferguson7235]

We visited an old mill in Scotland. Their leather drive belts were half lapped and hand sewn.; beautiful and practically silent. That's how it was done before lacing.

[@ablelock]

I truly enjoyed the topics you speak about and get a lot of good information don't worry about boring us we just wouldn't watch it if we didn't enjoy it. Keep up the good work you're turning out great videos and a whole fist full of information.

[@zenmaster1979]

keep making videos about the things you're passionate about and I'll keep watching thank you

[@kittatinnytree]

Excellent instructional video! I especially like your Jimmy Stewart voice!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@arkansas1313]

Interesting video. I was around this type of belting as a kid working/playing at my dad's sawmill. Great memories! ....13

[@theshed8802]

I'm impressed with the fact that the glue has still held on the leather belt. I very much doubt that too many of todays glues would exhibit the same performance. Great video

[@Traderjoe]

I'm fascinated by it too. I remember the belts on the machinery in my high school machine shop had the same kind of splices on it, but do not recall ever seeing the belts replaced or even worked on.

[@P61guy61]

Great video. I enjoyed it and the little details are enjoyable to me. Thank you.

[@wvrockcrusher]

Great video Mr. Pete! I especially like the explanations of how this older stuff was used because I like anything old and the history of it all. We probably won't be reading or watching anything about stuff made in "that other place" 50 or 100 years from now. It doesn't matter to me what you make your videos about because I will watch any content you put out and mostly enjoy it all. You are my favorite teacher so to speak.

[@EVILDR235]

Thank you for this video. I have a Canedy-Otto drill press that is appox 85 years old and in need of a new leather belt. I have the original belt which is 2 inches wide but is in poor condition. I have thought about changing it to V-belt or even chain drive. After seeing this video, i may just restore it with the leather belt. I have even thought about having a line shaft to drive my antique tools, except the people that live around me wouldn't like listening to a hit and miss engine running all day. Back in the late 1970's i got to visit a machine shop that all the machines ran off of line shafts. At the time they were running it off of a electric motor the size of a 55 gallon drum. Under a tarp they had a hit and miss engine the size of a VW bug. I believe OHSA had shut the shop down to safety concerns and due to cost to upgrade and the owners age, he decided to shut it down. I wish i had taken pictures of it.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks-that was a good story

[@oljames1687]

The Cotton Mill industry used a lot of leather belts. The shop I worked in used Clips, Plates and Lacing to make or repair the belts. Most of them were 1/4" thick and ranged from 2"-12" wide and 20'-60' long...

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Fascinating, as always! Thanks for spending the time to make your videos!!!

[@GavinY]

This is so interesting for someone from the far East, thank you for the video

[@davedigs]

very interesting at 9:53 that leather belt even had a direction arrow on the inside scratched on it love all the old ways of doing things we may go back to them one day thanks for showing

[@AlRoderick]

Interesting digression about the KZbin economy there. I think your channel as a whole is an incredibly valuable body of work, and so the low-view videos with useful information add a lot of value to the ones that a lot of people watch, but it's a shame that the incentive systems in place don't reflect the value. I'm glad you keep making them though.

[@tomherd4179]

Here is something I did just today 7/17/2016. I belted up my Fairbanks ZC 3hp engine to my Fairbanks ZC-52 engine which I had just finished honing the cylinder and replacing the piston with one out of a Ford 250 car. Breaking in the ZC52 without compression, etc. My surprise when I ran across your video om belts. Mine belt is about 18 ft long. Thanks for the great videos!

[@thymekiller]

prepareing to belt several old tools. thank you for this. very informative.

[@robstirling3173]

A very informative industrial history lesson. Thanks Lyle!

[@dougvanallen2212]

Mr Pete this is a great video thank you very much for making them

[@joncraw29]

Very interesting to see how this was done. Thank you for the video!

[@OldSweetTed]

As always, a very interesting history lesson. Keep up the good work, Mr. Pete!

[@JunkMikesWorld]

I really like this one. nearly all of my machine tools have flat belts. I have had good luck using un-coated brazing rods as hinge pins in belts. I have also found the ribbed automotive serpentine belts make very nice belt material.

[@jboyer1028]

Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Very helpful

[@mrpete222]

I'm glad you liked it

[@kevinwillis9126]

Thanks for sharing sir... very interesting as always.....

[@bc65925]

Saw and help dad do this many times at the mill. There were quite a few belts used in the drive mechanism for the sawmill carriage.

[@5955trey5955]

I was watching your video with fascination as I like seeing videos with historical significance. I did a web search and was pleasantly surprised to see the skill and method is still used in other ways. Round hay balers still use this type of belt system and method of connecting the belts. It's also still used on conveyor belt systems... There may be others I didn't stumble across yet...

[@mrpete222]

Thanks for watching

[@skeeter50001]

Enjoyable video Mr. Pete.

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Leather is very handy. It had to be a good belt material or it would not have been used for such a long time. Keep on keeping on.

[@junglejammer1]

Very informative, Mr. Pete. My very early, South Bend lathe has a leather belt and I'm fortunate enough to live near an old city that had lots of industry, back in the early part of the 20th century. There is a place that is still in existence that, carries all sorts of power transmission products and will make up any kind of leather belt that one needs. Unfortunately, they're also located in the part of town where a lot of murders take place. That word, "Macarco," in the Mc Master catalog I believe, is a brand name. I've seen other, unrelated products in that catalog with the same name on them. Maybe, like Dayton is to Grainger.

[@jefftoohey2822]

Keep up these kinds of videos! Being from an Agricultural background, we still use the belting in Round Balers

[@downunderwest2501]

Thanks Lyle, Always interesting!

[@verdatum]

Wow. I've been using glued belts for a couple years now; but I only have been doing it because I have leathercrafting experience and figured it would be "good enough" and I didn't feel like getting into those wire belt hooks. I honestly never knew it was an actual thing.

[@SeanBZA]

The glue on that scarfed join would have been hide glue, made by rendering the scraps of hide, horn and hooves to make a nice glue which would stick well to the scarfed surface of the treated leather. Leather strip is still used by the saddlery industry to make tack and saddles. Made myself a new belt recently using offcuts I had of leather. Did not scarf the join, just used some glue and lacing twine to sew it together.

[@Tranartz]

Thank you for your videos. Please tell us more about the history of the tools you use.

[@tedsykora1858]

you read my mind when you said it would be hard to find cows with skin that thick ☺

[@JC_Young]

So would the flat belts used on the antique motorcycles and board trackers have been joined in a similar fashion? If not necessarily historically accurate would this style of splice hold up?

[@turnersparadise8368]

Around the 10:00 mark, showing the leather belt...I will be sure to tell all my vegan friends to watch...Wait...I don't have any vegan friends... :-D

[@wildtimbrown]

Just what I needed to see! I really have no use for it but I recently rescued (most of) a similar lacer. Do you need a parts piece? I'll send it to you (or whomever you think might need it). I knew what it was and didn't want to see it junked. Tim

[@mrpete222]

Thanks Tim I have several--do not need another

[@randyhendrick3060]

very informative and interesting. Thanks

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing.

[@djdutch87]

Thanks for the tutorial on belt lacing

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@carver3419]

Is any of the old, worn leather belting in good enough shape to make a sharpening hone? Also, a good source of small diameter bamboo rods are barbecue skewers.

[@ShamWerks]

Hi there, I need to buy hacksaw blades, and I remember you once recommended a specific brand, but for the life of me, I can't find the video where to mentioned it... I did note the information down somewhere, but can't find my note either. :-)))) Do you mind reminding me which hacksaw blades you use? Thanks!!

[@mrpete222]

starrett, lenox

[@ShamWerks]

mrpete222 Thanks a lot! "Starret" was the name I was looking for. Not easy to find in Europe, though I can get Lenox ones from the UK, I'm gonna give em a try. Thanks again!

[@surlyogre1476]

Macarco. Is that possibly a mcMAster-CARr COmpany house brand? Just thinking out loud. I'll go back to my lair, now.

[@63256325N]

I looked up the inflation rate of the 50 dollar clipper, it'd cost a mere 416 and change now. Can ya believe it? Thanks for the video.

[@BleuJurassic]

non sparking is used in dusty places as they could make a dust explosion

[@roleic7246]

Fortunately I don't have to use belts. However, if I had to I would prefer the glued splices because they are silent in operation and don't make this annoying click-click sound when going over the pulleys.

[@c0mputer]

Is it possible to lace a wider belt than lacer is wide? I have a 4” clipper but I feel like I could lace a wider belt if I do one edge, and then the other. Looking to do a wider belt for my friends old combine. Might not be the best way to do it but I wonder if it’s actually impossible.

[@mrpete222]

I never thought of it. I suppose it would work if you could keep it straight.

[@ajl9491]

off topic Lyle i was given 100 pounds of ancient horseshoe borium can i stick weld with it if i use borax paste?

[@mrpete222]

do not know

[@johnhollyfield6557]

Thank you.

[@noelhenderson700]

I've spliced conveyor belts with a larger machine like that one.

[@kkrr3000]

Sorry sir it still used today conveyor belts held together the same way with tools that aren't much different Old stuff some times can't be in proved on

[@Siskiyous6]

Non-Sparking for GRAIN ELEVATORS

[@350munrohome]

I've never managed to get a cow to stand still long enough to measure it tip to tail.

[@wvrockcrusher]

I've never been able to measure one without suspicion being raised by the cow as to what I was up to with the tape.

[@charlesdyer2376]

Veddy intedesting

[@Erik_Swiger]

I will do what I can to publicize your work ... whether it's worth your time to make certain videos or not - a very small amount of gold contains a very large amount of value.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@thebaron44]

It's ' gut' not cat gut, and made from sheep, sheep gut.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

I'd take Mr. Pete's word for it; you don't see Smokey around anywhere do you?

[@1jtolvey]

FORGOT SOME HISTORY - BUFFALO LEATHER = THE BEST , BY-BY INDIAN WAY OF LIFE :-( EVER SEE PHOTOS OF ELGIN WATCH FACTORY , 100'S OF BELTS PER ROOM , MAKING "RAILROAD-WATCHES" + OTHER FACTORIES . THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION .

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT VIDEO !!!