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DMB	18/08/2018 17:26:49
1585 forum posts 1 photos	Somewhere back in the mists of time, I recall such a thing as an 'oil flinger', which consisted of a thin sheet disc of metal fixed to the shaft/mandrel and revolving with it. This would be placed between the oil spraying bearing and the pulley. The oil would work its way along the mandrel til it met the obstruction and centrifugal force would make it spread out across the disc to th edge and flick it elsewhere but not on the vulnerable pulley and its belt. HTH John
Andy Carlson	18/08/2018 23:19:39
440 forum posts 132 photos	The orange belt that came with my lathe looks like it has seen a fair bit of oil in its time. Not sure if they are intended to cope with such an oily environment but I guess they must be. I've ordered a new belt from Cowells (among other things) and will keep the other one as a spare, I suspect the new one will get oily too. The motor belt is a rubber vee belt but from the spray marks inside the wooden base it looks like this has seen some oil too... which reminds me I still need to source one of these because the old one, while intact, has definitely developed a 'memory' of being left in one position probably for years.
DMB	19/08/2018 07:30:35
1585 forum posts 1 photos	Andy, That is why, if you have a belt tensioning lever as on Myfords, it should always be released when work is finished for the day. John

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