KAKO 3/8" Power Twist V Belt, 5 Feet, Adjustable Link V-Belt Drive Belt for Lathes, Drill Press, Table Saws, Sewing Machine

Great Product. The belt being made up of individual reinforced links, make it more forgiving than a traditional "v" belt. They means that it will run smoothly and quietly, while transferring maximum torque through the belt. The individual links also mean that you can adjust the length/diameter to suit your application.

Works great on my lathe. Just a tip for anyone struggling to add or remove links, use a pair of needle nose pliers. Only takes a few seconds. I installed it on my lathe, and added as much tension as a could. Still not night enough, so I flipped the motor lever to release pressure. Then I removed all the adjustment out (to make it loose) and then took 2 links out. Then I flipped the motor down and it was almost right. Added about 1/4 of the available tension and it was perfect. This method gets the belt as tight as possible with the maximum amount of adjustment left in your tensioner assembly. This was during the break in period as the belt naturally stretches, you’re able to easily adjust the tensioner assembly without having to remove any links. I took several heavy cuts with no issues.

Absolute garbage. This thing stretched 2-3 inches in under 10 minutes of use in my table saw and when I checked it had started falling apart. I had a Fenner power twist in that saw for 15 years, replaced it with another that lasted 10 more, then made this mistake...

The belts work great for my application that does not require a lot of torque. There packaging was awful. The belts were packaged in reverse of the natural curvature causing them to turn inside out when released. This required special tensioning on a rack I made to accomplish this task. I had to add heat to change the direction of the curvature, otherwise the belts were impossible to work with. This required way too much assembly time. Just packaging them correctly would have made this an awesome product.

Didn’t fit intended apple because of larger size

Worked great for my craftsman self-propelled push mower drive belt the OEM belt for it was over 100 bucks ridiculous and an oddball size that I couldn’t match up at the auto parts store. This thing saved me a lot of money and worked great.!

Just as easy as you would think it would be

I ordered this longer than needed to break down to fit my application. You may have to search on line to see how to take apart and adjust to your needs then put back together.

I changed from a regular belt to this segmented belt and tested vibration before and after. There is an improvement. I hope it lasts.

I replaced my broken rubber belt with this and is absolutely perfect! I use it for my laminator and works so well. Grips great and will last for the life of the machine. Much much better than the old welded rubber belt. Highly recommended.

Save me time on removing half my tractor