Watched your video - thanks for that! I have the 70-220vsr and I was thinking I needed to change belt. I got looking at it and found my problem was not the belt but it looked like the drive sheaves and the spindle sheaves(pulleys) were not lined up with each other. I loosened the spindle sheaves and tapped it back towards the hand wheel about 1/16 of an inch, put the setscrews back in and it runs like a charm. I am suggesting to you and the others that have frayed belts to check the alignment of the to 2 sets of sheaves(pulleys). My Rikon is about 5 yrs old and I have never had any problems until now. Thanks again for the video!
If you had this for only a couple months, why would the belt need replacing? I ask because I think I may need to replace mine but felt was way to early out of the box to need that sort of repair.
Hi Darryl, my first belt just did not hold up for some reason. It started fraying the first week. Got a new belt, and haven't had any problems since. I figure that it was just a manufacture's defect.
Darryl Switzer same! I couldn’t figure out why my lathe has a wobble to it. Then I realized there’s a big peice of the belt has no rubber so it loses the tension everytime it goes around ahaha
Watched your video - thanks for that! I have the 70-220vsr and I was thinking I needed to change belt. I got looking at it and found my problem was not the belt but it looked like the drive sheaves and the spindle sheaves(pulleys) were not lined up with each other. I loosened the spindle sheaves and tapped it back towards the hand wheel about 1/16 of an inch, put the setscrews back in and it runs like a charm. I am suggesting to you and the others that have frayed belts to check the alignment of the to 2 sets of sheaves(pulleys). My Rikon is about 5 yrs old and I have never had any problems until now. Thanks again for the video!
great walk-through, thanks for that. I just picked up a used 70-105. Would be great to see a general how-to tutorial for soup to nuts usage!
thanks for a very comprehensive and clear tutorial on how to replace the belt.
Glad it was helpful!
Exactly the video I was looking for!! Thanks!
Happy that it was a help!
Good one. None of the other videos I've watched even address pulley alignment.
Glad it helped
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks. Looks lke my lathe model WOOD LATHE MC1018
If you had this for only a couple months, why would the belt need replacing? I ask because I think I may need to replace mine but felt was way to early out of the box to need that sort of repair.
Hi Darryl, my first belt just did not hold up for some reason. It started fraying the first week. Got a new belt, and haven't had any problems since. I figure that it was just a manufacture's defect.
@@aisling9126 I literally just changed mine as well. brand new November. Was making the machine bounce and shake.
Feels like a new lathe now.
Awesome!
Darryl Switzer same! I couldn’t figure out why my lathe has a wobble to it. Then I realized there’s a big peice of the belt has no rubber so it loses the tension everytime it goes around ahaha
Very amateurish.
That is correct. With all due respect, I think we can all agree that your comment was "very amateurish". Personally my favorite term is "bush league."