Link Belt on Nova 300

"Bob Cook" wrote: (clip) A Salesman at Woodcraft said you shouldn't use the link belt on the Nova. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Nova uses a flat, ribbed belt, whereas the link belt is a V-belt. It shouldn't work, and I can understand why the salesman said that. But, I recall that a year or two ago someone reported that he tried it, and IT WORKED! Evidently the belt squashes enough to get a foothold, and transmit torque.

An afterthought: In order to make it work, you may be tempted to use lots of belt tension. That is one of the possible causes of the much-discussed breakage of motor shafts on the Nova. So, it might be wise to reduce the belt tension after the link-belt seats in.