oh so when you do the belt conversion you actually remove all the gears but the motor and spindle gear? Also isn't the spindle gear plastic? I don't want that to sound sarcastic. It is an honest question. I have yet to see a belt drive in person.
Wouldn't the gears be better to have when milling 1018 or does the belt take care of that pretty easy?

In any event i may be ordering the belt drive, as the THMS is delayed in shipping. Ordered gears on 1/04/08 and paid for 1-2 day shipping and still no gears. I did hear from dan last night through e-mail and found that the holidays have played a role in the delay. No harm no foul but the machine is sitting idol. So that may be the next step if the gears do no arrive today.

More info or a link to a post on the actual installation of the belt drive and removal of gears would be appreciated.