SER1 FW: Re: Flat belt drives

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From: 80"Aussie
Message 3 in Discussion

The twist is to stop the belt from slipping of the pulley (in theory anyway) 
I can recall in the dim dark past, that all the shearing gear on the station 
i lived on was belt driven (steam powered to boot!) even the work shop had 
belt driven drills & stone grinding wheels. I was warned to keep clear of 
the drive gear as it was very prone to flying off with out notice, straight 
belts were worse. as long as power supply was fairly constant and demand at 
the other end was not to erattic, things worked fairly well, there were no 
guards or any real safety features, just floppy belts and flying leather, OH 
&S would have a field day today.    Mark,   Latrobe Valley Victoria  
Australia.

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