05-28-2017, 02:22 PM
I'm pretty sure that the directions that come with the leather belts say you're to take the belt off the machine so it doesn't stretch. They only stretch so far before they break.
I could never remember to remove the belt, or I'd be using it for days on end, so I went through too many expensive leather belts before I figured out the best solution for me.
I use a worn out heavy backed belt under the leather belt. Now I never have to take it off, and the leather belt remains exactly the same.
Using heavy belts under light belts is common practise for me. I haven't stretched a leather belt in years, and it doesn't get simpler, IMHO.
I could never remember to remove the belt, or I'd be using it for days on end, so I went through too many expensive leather belts before I figured out the best solution for me.
I use a worn out heavy backed belt under the leather belt. Now I never have to take it off, and the leather belt remains exactly the same.
Using heavy belts under light belts is common practise for me. I haven't stretched a leather belt in years, and it doesn't get simpler, IMHO.