[TheForge] Custom Belts

[Mark A. Pesetsky]

That's an interesting solution. Thanks Bruce

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Mark,
Looks like any not-very-slick rubber will work, and I see no advantage to tubing unless you use the bore in the splicing.

Have you considered a do-it-yourself O-ring kit?
https://www.grainger.com/category/o-ring-splicing-kits/o-rings-and-o-ring-kits/hardware/ecatalog/N-ms9

You'd probably have to use an angle splice to get maximum surface contact for the glue.

Bruce
NJ

On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Mark A. Pesetsky <pesetsky at princeton.edu>
wrote:

> 3/16ths tubing to make a main belt for a set of bicycle training rollers:
>
> https://www.performancebike.com/bikes/ProductDisplay?
> storeId=10052&langId=-1&catalogId=10551&productId=
> 1163798&utm_source=Google_Product_Search&utm_medium=pla&
> utm_campaign=datafeed&cm_mmc=Google_Product_Search-_-PLA-_-
> Datafeed-_-Elite%20Parabolic%20Rollers%20Null%20Null&
> CAWELAID=400006950000046476&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=25382443803&CATCI=pla-
> 157843166643&catargetid=400006950000108220&cadevice=c
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Bruce .
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> "poly tubing" doesn't tell us a lot -- unless someone understands your 
> application.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Mark A. Pesetsky 
> <pesetsky at princeton.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Been a while....Does anybody out there know where I might be able to 
> > get 3/16" poly tubing to make custom length belts for pulleys, etc.?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mark
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