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ToddJohnson
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random wrote:Something like this happening makes you realize that there are a few tools that can put you out of business real quickly by failing to function.
Yep, I keep no less than three drive belts for my lathe in stock at all times. They're usually drop shipped from Washington state, so the first time I snapped one I was out of business for a week.

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ToddJohnson wrote:
Yep, I keep no less than three drive belts for my lathe in stock at all times. They're usually drop shipped from Washington state, so the first time I snapped one I was out of business for a week.

Todd
If you're in a jam for parts like that, check out McMaster-Carr. MSC's older brother, I guess -- anything you order is on your doorstep the next morning, and they have just about every size of belt imaginable, as well as tubing, Delrin rods, you name it.
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