I know it's no piece of cake but..... Build your own mill. Here's why....

[Eliman]

I can tell you now belt and slacks are the biggest pain in the ass getting them square will test your temper best of luck

RoughNeck

[waccamaw]

All you need to square your belt is make 2 marks on a sheet of plywood ,chalk a line ,now screw one end of your belt to the line.then pull tight put a screw at the other end ,you can screw a 2x4 to the chalk line to butt the belt to.square off the first line and chalk a second line for the other belt .now you should be square ,now lay out your slats double check for squareness you will need spacers i between slats ..after you double check for squareness pre drill holes threw slats and belt counter sink in the slats .

[Wise]

Found a cabinet maker that has the ability to get them exactly how I want them as far as size and shape. Thanks for the advice WAC! What do you use to space them though I was thinking a dime or a washer

[Eliman]

Here is the first mill i built from scratch nothing to look at but purs like a kitten. This photo i used cheap material until i fine tuned every measurment so i wouldn't spend a fortune on my fuck ups. Next time i will just buy a mill.

RoughNeck

[Eliman]

Thats nice craftsmanship Kahlil

[gabbagabbahey]

I had an RP mill a few yr ago & although it looked & ran ok,i was not overly impressed. Seen another,which was not as clever as mine,with different wheels. I remember he had a forum & there was a few complaints. One complaint of not recieving the mill led to RP scanning the shipping reciept & putting the picture up on the forum.......along with the mans name & address !!
Am i right in thinking R Lemms family build mills to the same specs as he did ?
There was also a mill made in Ireland a few yr ago which i was impressed with,bit he stopped making them.
Maybe a good,solid second hand mill would be the way to go,at an affordable price.

[Wise]

Only thing left is the belt, springs, paint, and a lil chain.

[Wise]

Good approach and good luck man. I used bailer belt myself, it is heavy and durable lil stiff to begin with but it'll be fine, I found a local cabinet maker and he made slats for a decent price.

[MOSES]

Moving up to 10” main wheels will not increase the rotation of the belt, I agree that it’s the easiest solution that comes to mind. However, you might want to reduce the thickness of the slats or the belt to reduce the weight.

[Milky]

Looks good, Wise