Just to expand the belt talk further, has anyone used dental floss (unwaxed) as a TT belt? It was popular here in the 90s and when Dr Forsell came over and demo'ed his Air Reference with dental floss as belt, I tried it on my VPI but I didn't seem to like the effects. And also I guess the fit is not snug as my motor cannot be pulled away like the Forsell's separate motor for a tighter fit.
Our dear departed friend Atty. Jun used dental floss on his TNT. Honestly I couldn't tell the difference. I never tried it myself. I don't know how to tie a flat knot. The thought of having even just a tiny bump on the belt turned me off of the idea.
Tony Ky Ma here at WBF has been doing trippy things with threads as belts.
Our dear departed friend Atty. Jun used dental floss on his TNT. Honestly I couldn't tell the difference. I never tried it myself. I don't know how to tie a flat knot. The thought of having even just a tiny bump on the belt turned me off of the idea.
Tony Ky Ma here at WBF has been doing trippy things with threads as belts.
Nine year old thread, just wanted to inject a recent experience.
In the mail today was my Dual belt with no white powder stuff on it, just bare rubber.
If I recall correctly the last time I changed the belt 10-20 years ago it had talcum powder on it and came directly from the US distributor on the East coast.
This belt came via Amazon through Bob's Vintage Electronics.
I don't think any sort of broad generalization can be made, just reporting a recent experience.
The twist in the belt thing is interesting, maybe in another 10 years when I have a flappy belt I might try a twist to pick up the slack.
