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.
Custom Drive Belts
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.
Early lathes, light-duty milling machines, drills, Singer and other makes of sewing machine and assorted power tools were often driven by a round leather belt, sometimes referred to in contemporary literature as a "gut" drive. This type of belting is also used in furniture and similar products. It is still available and usually in stock for immediate delivery. The belt colour is actually a light tan - and far lighter than shown in the photograph. Please note: the stated diameter of the material is nominal i.e. the measurement might be a little under or over the given figure.
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
Drive Belts in Stock
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The correct high-quality drive belts for Myford Mystro wood-turning lathes. There are two belts: 10 mm wide for the standard machine and about 20 mm wide for the variable-speed model. Click the down arrow in the box below to select the one you need.
Emco Compact 5 Lathe Drive Belts. The correct high-quality German-made units. Sold as a pair, large and small. The drive belt for the Emco Compact 5 and Compact 8 vertical can be found here: https://store.lathes.co.uk/product/19811
Emco Compact 5 and Emco Compact 8 Milling Head Drive Belt. The is a special, very short belt to fit the vertical milling head fitted to the Emco Compact 5 and Emco Compact 8 lathes and also the stand-alone Emco 5 vertical milling machine. Drive belts for the Emco Compact 5 lathe can be found here: https://store.lathes.co.uk/parts/drive-belts/emco-compact-5-lathe-drive-belts
Round drive belt for the small but popular Naerok, NuTools, Warco, Seeley and Multico branded bandsaws. This is the very best quality, Swiss-made Polycord. We have determined that the Naerok and NuTools versions had a belt made from 7 mm diameter material in the following lengths: 650, 660, 670 and 680 mm. However, it's important to check the length you need carefully and tick the right box.
Please take care to measure the belt and select the appropriate length in the "down-arrow" box below.
Mini V-belts, 8 mm across the top surface - as used on a wide variety of small machine tools. These are high-quality, genuine European-made belts. To view the available sizes and in other applications. The post price covers the shipping of three belts. Click the down arrow in the box showing the 375 to see the range of sizes available. The "teeth" on the inside of a belt are not drive teeth, but cut-outs that allow the belt greater flexibility when running around small-diameter pulleys.
A pair of Hobbymat - Prazimat Lathe belts. Top quality, made in Germany. For smooth, vibration-free running at high speeds it is recommended that both belts be changed at the same time. Two sizes: Short: 8 x 375 and Long: 8 x 425 A belt for the Hobbymat - Prazimat Wood Lathe Models MD120 and MD150 click here to order