Ludell Band Saw BS14UL

[Steve Burg]

Years ago my mother and father purchased a house from a woodworker. He was retiring and moving to Vegas, so a lot of his equipment went with the house, so to speak. One of the pieces I have taken possession of is a band saw with a broken drive belt. It says Ludell and model BS14UL on the only plate on the whole machine. The belt is a round material and bright orange.

Now, usually Google knows all, but in this case I cannot find a single reference to this piece of equipment online. Has anyone ever heard of this or have any idea how I can find a replacement belt?

Thanks in advance.

[Ronald Blue]

Pictures? Sounds like it was rebadged for them. Might be the same as something else like the Delta band saw.

[Rick Lizek]

McMaster has these belts.

[Gus Dundon]

Never heard of this but if you can post a picture, it would be a great help. If it's rebadged , you can cross reference or you can actually go to local suppliers.

[Steve Burg]

I had the saw put away pretty deep so it took a few days for me to get it back out. Here are some pictures. There was a third, small piece to the belt that I must have lost after the last time I had it out. Using a piece of string, it looks like the inner diameter of the belt should be 24". I'm not sure if that works out correctly to a size or not.

On to the pics:

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[Steve Burg]

I guess it's only 4 pics at a time.

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[Steve Burg]

I took a chance and ordered a 26.5" 3/16 belt off ebay. The one I have measured 7mm with a caliper. I ordered that one because it seemed to be a standard size for a lot of saws. I didn't get a lot of time to try it out, but it seems to be just a little long and probably beyond the length of adjustment. I'll give it another shot on Sunday when I get back into town but I'm not overly hopeful.

[Phil Thien]

I see the broken belt on the table (in one of your pics). Did you accurately measure the length of the broken belt?

[Steve Burg]

No, it was in three pieces and I lost the third, small piece. Plus I never had possession of the saw in working order so I have no way of knowing if it really was the right size to begin with. Looks like a 24" belt may be the answer instead of a 26.5"