[modeleng] Re: Belt tensioner

Thanks Jeff

The back is the slack!

Cheers!   Hubert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff D" <jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:18 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Belt tensioner


> Hi Shep,
>
> I agree with John, in your case the slack side is the back side. If you 
> put
> your idler there it will work best.
>
> Cheers Jeff
>
>
>>From: "John Pagett" <john_pagett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [modeleng] Re: Belt tensioner
>>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:13:04 -0000
>>
>>Hubert,
>>
>>If I follow your description correctly, then the motor is "pulling down" 
>>on
>>the front section of the belt between the two pulleys - assuming
>>conventional lathe rotation(!). This means that the belt at the back is 
>>the
>>"slack side".
>>
>>Here's another way to think of it. Put a chalk mark on the belt, and turn
>>the motor by hand in its normal direction. When the chalk mark has gone
>>around the motor pulley and is heading back towards the mandrel, that's 
>>the
>>section of belt to put the tensioner on.
>>
>>Hope that helps.
>>
>>JohnP

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