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Tony Martyr	30/06/2020 09:20:08
226 forum posts 45 photos	On a beam engine I built some years ago the watts govenor was driven through a coiled spring steel 'belt' that was bought as a length, cut to suit and jioned by screwing the tapered end into the cut end. I have no idea where I got this material from - can someone point me in the right direction? I am a bit concerned that such a drive using vee-groved pulleys might not be able to drive the Double tangye arrangement I have made and have seen in photos that a flat belt has been used - scarf-jointed and glued? Tony
JasonB	30/06/2020 09:27:17
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Stuarts do it in about 3mm dia and Mamod spring belts are about 1.5mm dia
Nick Clarke 3	30/06/2020 09:30:01
1607 forum posts 69 photos	It used to be a standard item used for film projectors in the 1960's but as they have gone so I suspect has the spring belting from that source.
not done it yet	30/06/2020 12:18:07
7517 forum posts 20 photos	Have nothing to suggest except ask if these are the same as, or similar to, the springs use in oil seals?
R Johns	30/06/2020 13:21:13
42 forum posts	Mamod do closed and open ended steel spring belts.
Tony Martyr	01/07/2020 09:17:21
226 forum posts 45 photos	Thanks to all - I have now found what I needed from Mamod spares

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