RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re:RE: low cost timing belt pulleys

Ballendo,

Can you recommend a specific supply that will sell to us home shop types at
a reasonable cost and has the HTD belts and pulleys in stock? While I agree
with your contention that the HTD is superior I have not found a convenient
place to buy them. It is hard to beat the convenience of hitting the
McMaster web site.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> I'll second your "soaking" from motion suppliers, in general, and
> Motion Industries, especially!
>
> But I have to again say, Trapezoid belts (XL type) are vastly
> inferior to the HTD (parabola) types!
>
> To all,
> Get your pulleys and belts from PULLEY and BELT suppiers, IMO!
> The "one-stop shops" can be good if you don't know what you're
> looking for (and often they're not even good at that, IMO), but you
> have US(CCED LIST)! It will nearly always save you money to
> buy 'higher up the food chain'. The price of doing this is HAVING
> increased knowledge...
>
> One caveat, some mfr's have an established network of dealers, and
> while the mfr WILL sell to you, you may actually get a better price
> from one of his 'dealers', since he (the mfr) will have to hold
> the "retail" price to 'protect' the distributors!
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>
> FAQ: http://www.ktmarketing.com/faq.html
>
>