Lathe make ? | Model Engineer

The Perris came with original 1/4" ribbed (cross belt) belts - I seem to recall that there was similar on my Flexispeed but it came with no motor so don't know if it was original - I would assume driven just like the Perris with a cross shaft driven by motor on a hinged support so that weight tensions the drive belt - the spindle runs in cast iron (be very careful on tightening these as too easy to crack them) so not really designed for high speed + keep well oiled - you need the cross shaft to act as a speed reducer as standard motors run too fast for direct coupling - you will also need a matched set of pulleys on the cross shaft