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malcolm evans05/11/2009 21:09:01
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Hi all, anybody any experience of the flat drive belt fitted to the Keneddy hacksaw? the one fitted is starting to look a bit tatty and I would like to get hold of a replacement before it breaks !! it appears to be fabric on the outer and a kind of nylon/plastic on the inner surface, it must be oil proof with all the crud it gets on it and it hasn`t gone soggy like a rubber might do, any ideas for a replacement?? thanks, MALC.  
mgj05/11/2009 22:33:52
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You could try the link at the top of the page?
 
www.v-belt.eu
 
They seem to produce lots of belts with no minimum order.
Gep Engler22/01/2010 22:26:00
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Dear all,
 
I am also a happy owner of such a small Kennedy power hacksaw.
But my machine has a V-belt.
(klick on picture for larger photo.)
And elsewhere on the Web, I found another specimen that uses a toothed (timer?) belt. See: http://www.lathes.co.uk/advertphoto/090822kennedy/
That page also contains, unfortunately bad quality, copies of a brochure plus the first page of the (maintenance) instructions. So probably, there has been a manual.
Unfortunately, I do not have any maintenance/operating instructions.
Although the operation and maintenance are straight forward, it would be nice to have my machine "complete".
Therefore my question:
Does anybody have the complete operating/maintenance instructions and can provide a scan?
Thanks in advance !
 
Furthermore, I added an automatic switch-off to my machine. Very convenient!
As this is at the back of the machine; you can not see it on the picture.
But, if anybody is interested, I can add an extra picture.
 
Best regards from The Netherlands,
 
 Gep
e-mail: gep2<at>hetnet.nl
 
Gep Engler22/01/2010 22:26:12
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Dear all,
 
I am also a happy owner of such a small Kennedy power hacksaw.
But my machine has a V-belt.
(klick on picture for larger photo.)
And elsewhere on the Web, I found another specimen that uses a toothed (timer?) belt. See: http://www.lathes.co.uk/advertphoto/090822kennedy/
That page also contains, unfortunately bad quality, copies of a brochure plus the first page of the (maintenance) instructions. So probably, there has been a manual.
Unfortunately, I do not have any maintenance/operating instructions.
Although the operation and maintenance are straight forward, it would be nice to have my machine "complete".
Therefore my question:
Does anybody have the complete operating/maintenance instructions and can provide a scan?
Thanks in advance !
 
Furthermore, I added an automatic switch-off to my machine. Very convenient!
As this is at the back of the machine; you can not see it on the picture.
But, if anybody is interested, I can add an extra picture.
 
Best regards from The Netherlands,
 
 Gep
e-mail: gep2<at>hetnet.nl
 
Chris B08/02/2010 08:32:47
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I got a replacement flat belt made up by Tony Griffiths at Lathes.co.uk
Clive Foster08/02/2010 12:39:25
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An effective alternative to old school flat bets is the multi-groove "serpentine" V-belts used for car engine accessory drives et al run Vee side down.
 
Following advice from USA I used one on my Heavy 10 lathe with excellent results although the necessary split and lace up procedure was a pain.  For the Kennedy you only need to find one of a suitable length.
 
Clive 
Ian S C09/02/2010 10:12:27
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It is possible to obtain heat joinable flat belting in a wide range of widths and thicknesses.Old poly V belts or toothed timing belts win hands down for price,what you get for free is always the winner. Ian S C
Richard Parsons21/11/2010 14:36:39
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Yes the saw in MEWS was a form of Kennedy saw. It used a Klaxon Motor with it’s built in gear box as a direct drive to the pitman. The rest of the thing was also made up of Hex and square barbar. As the blade was a standard 12” hand saw blade it would be easy to scale up from the photo.

It needed no belts

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