Originally Posted by
Steve Seebold
One change I did make on my machine was the drive belt. I watched a friend of mine change the belts on one of his FADALS. He was using Gates belts and I wondered if that would make a difference on my machine. I tried it and it made a huge difference. Before I made the change, I couldn't get a decent finish at 5,000 RPM. The best I could do was 3,500. Now, 5,000 RPM is no problem.