The drive belt on our GBC EP28 Pro comb punch has gone and Acco/GBC are saying the machine is discontinued and no parts are available.
It's just a rubber belt and looks like a fairly generic component, I'd be surprised if it's a proprietary component specific only to that machine.
Many of you on here talk of keeping finishing equipment running for many decades. This machine is about 9 years old but hasn't been very heavily used, with a new belt I'm sure it'd go on for many more years.
So - what to do? Can I get the belt anywhere else? And how do you keep similar machines running when faced with similar responses from the manufacturer?
It's just a rubber belt and looks like a fairly generic component, I'd be surprised if it's a proprietary component specific only to that machine.
Many of you on here talk of keeping finishing equipment running for many decades. This machine is about 9 years old but hasn't been very heavily used, with a new belt I'm sure it'd go on for many more years.
So - what to do? Can I get the belt anywhere else? And how do you keep similar machines running when faced with similar responses from the manufacturer?
