02-02-2017, 10:55 AM
My Performax 1632 sat unused for years. I used it for flatting disks for bowls. I just retired and am getting back into turning again. My conveyor belt came apart from the heat and age.
I ordered one from Industrial Abrasives.
No matter what I do, I cannot get it to track. I can have the motor side tight (the direction the belt is drifting) and the other as loose as a goose and it will still drift towards the motor side.
I may be doing something wrong. Not sure.
I loosened the four bolts (two on a side) that support the rollers and slid off the old conveyor belt. I installed the new belt.
I used the two adjustment (tracking) bolts trying to get it to track. No luck. I reread the instructions, and tightened the four bolts after setting some tension, and then tried to use the tracking bolts. Still no luck. I tried many different combinations many times. Nothing stopped it from drifting to the motor side.
Could the belt be bad?
Any technique or ideas would be appreciated.
RP
I ordered one from Industrial Abrasives.
No matter what I do, I cannot get it to track. I can have the motor side tight (the direction the belt is drifting) and the other as loose as a goose and it will still drift towards the motor side.
I may be doing something wrong. Not sure.
I loosened the four bolts (two on a side) that support the rollers and slid off the old conveyor belt. I installed the new belt.
I used the two adjustment (tracking) bolts trying to get it to track. No luck. I reread the instructions, and tightened the four bolts after setting some tension, and then tried to use the tracking bolts. Still no luck. I tried many different combinations many times. Nothing stopped it from drifting to the motor side.
Could the belt be bad?
Any technique or ideas would be appreciated.
RP