All types of drive belts supplied: V, flat, round (leather & plastic), linked belts, variable-speed, poly-V, etc.
We sell drive belts custom-made to your specification, as well as prefabricated belts for specific machines or applications.
For immediate delivery or straightforward advice about any belt feel free to call us. No order is too small.
We also stock miniature V-belts (6 & 8mm top widths) and the special belts for: Axminster 918, Warco 918 (and similar developed copies of the Emco Compact 8), Naerok and Seeley bandsaws, etc.
Belts also stocked or made for a variety of popular Lathes & Millers: Myford, Boxford, Emco, Unimat, Axminster, Warco, Colchester, Harrison etc.
Advice on how to ensure that you order the correct length of flat belting can be found here.
We can make several types of belt to your specifications, and these can be supplied joined or you can join them yourself on the machine. Follow the links below for more information.
The ideal installation for any machine tool is an endless Betalon-Multiply belt: these are light in weight but immensely strong and stretch resistant. They absorb shock loads well, have a high coefficient of friction, enjoy a proven record of reliable industrial service and can be made in almost any combination of length and width.
This belt (unlike cheaper alternatives cut from conveyor belts and cheap copies made in India) is UK-made, enormously strong, densely woven and specially designed for machine-tool use.
Polycord Belting - immediate delivery from stock. This makes an excellent, long-life application for hard-worked machines - from models though engravers to small lathes and millers, etc. Our solid plastic belting is made in Switzerland and of the very best quality. We can produce belts of practically any length down to 140 mm long using a jigged joint and heat weld. Although all belts stretch, Polycord is more resistant than most, especially when 6mm in diameter or over.
This makes an excellent, long-life application for hard-working machines. Our plastic belting is of the very best quality and is made in Switzerland. Hollow belts are easy to fit without dismantling the machine or having to melt the ends of the belt together. However, if you need a belt with minimum stretch, the solid type, available here, is the better choice.
A new development of an old idea - a link belt without metal fasteners. This is highly effective on all lighter machine tools and especially useful on precision lathes and millers where a "softer" drive, free from vibration, is appropriate.
This is the superior replacement for the original "Brammer" black-fabric "round-end" link-belting that was held together with mushroom-headed metal pins each (usually) stamped with a letter "B". The new belts have only a slight curve to the end of each link and the head of the pins are now "T" section.
Drive belts for the Colchester Chipmaster and the HARRISON Lathe AA Mk. 1 (a lathe identical to the Chipmaster). No belt details are given in the boxes below becasue the belts fitted to these lathes varied over the years. Hence, it's best to phone 01298-871633 to discuss what you need.
From overseas: +44-1298-871633 and from the USA and Canada dial 011-1298-871633
We offer a number of endless belts for common machine tools, and can also supply numerous other belts not listed here. Contact us to place an order.
Boxford VSL Boxford Lathe Vari-speed belt. Unfortunately, the exact belt is no longer available but one close can be supplied. In order to obtain the whole speed range, this will need 1/4" (6mm) packing piece between cross-shaft and hangers to increase the distance to the motor. However, this is not essential as only a little of the slowest speed will be lost if the belt is fitted "as-is". Sent insured by Royal Mail Special Delivery.
Kondia FV-1 Turret Milling Machine Timing Belt. The dimensions are as follows: Length about 592 mm; width 28.7 mm (this might be slightly less than the belt fitted by the makers); number of teeth 42 (the tooth form is slanted with a top width of about 4 mm) tooth pitch about 13.7 mm.
Later models of the FV-1 might have had a tooth form that was "half-round". If yours is like that, please phone 01298-871633 or email tony@lathes.co.uk for details.
The correct variable-speed drive belt for the Little John Mk.1 and Mk.2 Models. These belts are high-quality, industrial-grade belts made in Europe. An installation tip: The manual suggests swivelling the layshaft housing about bolt 'D'. However, a better solution is to remove the grub screw (at the rear) securing the shaft to the housing; the housing can then be slid off the layshaft allowing it to move further, thus giving enough clearance to remove & refit the belt.
The correct variable-speed drive belt for the Raglan "5-inch Lathe" These belts are high-quality, industrial-grade belts made in Europe. installation tip: The manual suggests swivelling the layshaft housing about bolt 'D'. However, a better solution is to remove the grub screw (at the rear) securing the shaft to the housing; the housing can then be slid off the layshaft allowing it to move further, thus giving enough clearance to remove & refit the belt.
Raglan Milling Machine. The correct variable-speed drive belt
The belt for the Little John Lathe can be found here
The belt for the Raglan "5-inch" lathe can be found here
Emco Compact 5 and Emco Compact 8 Milling Head Drive Belt. The special very short belt to fit the vertical milling head fitted to the Emco Compact 5 and Emco Compact 8 lathes and aslo the stand-alone Emco 5 vertical milling machine.
Coronet Major Lathe V-belt. The correct section UK or EU-made V-type drive belt.
This is the belt for the earlier Coronet Major - the later Model had a "Poly-V" belt - flat across the back and with multiple small Vs on the drive side. This belt can be ordered here: https://store.lathes.co.uk/parts/coronet-record-major-lathes-late-models-drive-belt
After some difficulty obtaining reliable and correctly-made supplies of belts for Emco Unimat SL1000 (DB200 in the USA) we have decided to offer instead the special Swiss-made drive belt we sell for light industrial applications. It's widely used on all sorts of drives and we now sell lots for watch and clockmaker's lathes - and of course various kinds of Unimat. It's long-lasting and very reliable.
Record and Coronet No. 1, 2, 3, CL1, CL2 and CL3 wood lathes. The correct drive belt.
Final drive belt for Boxford Underdrive lathes. For this application, 1.4 metres of A-section Nu-T-link is needed.
Final-drive belt for the Viceroy Under-drive lathes such as the TDS Series (TDS-5, TDS5-GB, TDS 1/1-GB, TDS 1/1, Educator, etc. as seen here http://www.lathes.co.uk/viceroy ) The best belt is the Nu-T-link, in an A Section, 1.4 metres (1400 mm) long. Price includes UK post and packing.
For the Myford ML8 lathe the new, improved metal-pin T-link belting is ideal. It's a sectional belt so no dismantling is needed to fit it. For lathes on the maker's stand 1.2 metres is the length needed. If mounted on a home-made bench with a thick wooden top, 1.3 metres is usually sufficient. The width required is 1/2" (13 mm) = an "A" section.
Alligator Belt Lacing - the Genuine American-made product not the inferior copy made in China. A length of clip is hammered in at each end of the belt and joined with two sections of the special oval pin supplied - these being designed to work back-to-back. Alternatively, a length of nylon or red-fibre rod can be used. A detailed instruction sheet is supplied with each clip. "Alligator clips" are made in various sizes but five cover most belts in common use.
1) Motor to countershaft belt (about 10mm wide). The best belt for this is the NuT-Link Type with metal pins. Link belts help to reduce the vibration usually passed from a single-phase motor to the lathe
2) Countershaft to Headstock spindle belt (about 13 mm wide) For the ML7, the T-link type is too stiff and using the a "Power Twist" type is recommended.
3) Select your required belt - but, if you would like both, they need to be ordered individually, i.e. complete one payment, then go back to this page and make the other.
Minilor TR1 lathe and milling head toothed and V drive belts. A complete set of four comprising: toothed 420, 340 and 280 with the V-belt has replaced by a Swiss-made round belt in a high-grip Polycord. Although these belts are all the correct length and tooth pitch, they can vary slightly in width.
For the more common Kennedy "Hexacut" Model 60 hacksaw the flat belt is normally 1" (25 mm) wide and 21.8" long (554 mm) - however, because the size may have changed over the years, it would be safer to measure yours to get an exact figure. As the belts are custom-made, if you order the wrong length a refund is not possible. An accurate measurement can be taken around the pulleys with a strip of paper stretched around, overlapped, marked, and then carefully measured. Please put the length details in the order comments box.