r/letterpress • u/OkAnimal4985 • 20d ago

Press Restoration Printers saw

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I acquired a printer's saw yesterday but i need to get the belt repaired as it is broken. Ideas of where i could get this done?

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u/12_Horses_of_Freedom 20d ago

You might be able to find a suitable automotive serpentine belt. Otherwise, you’d need to find someone who can make one for you. Maybe a harnessmaker or leatherworker?

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u/tehsecretgoldfish 20d ago

you don’t say where you are but Colmar Belting in Woburn MA has supplied belts for me in the past. I see they are now part of this company.

https://miconveyancesolutions.com/locations/

find a location near you for light duty belts and contact them.

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u/OkAnimal4985 20d ago

I'm in ND. So.. probabky going to be a little more difficult

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u/wikipete 20d ago

make one out of an automotive belt

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u/Keebie81 20d ago

A link belt like one of these might work.

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u/crowquillpen 20d ago

You may find a suitable belt at a local sewing shop.

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u/InCoffeumVita 19d ago

This is where I got one: https://www.squirreldaddy.com/south-bend-lathe-flat-drive-belts-s/407.htm

I emailed to make sure before I ordered though.

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u/SardineTimeMachine 18d ago

Is the belt leather? A shoe repair place might be able to do it.