[TheForge] Custom Belts

[Ron Childers]

But will it stand a lineal load? O-rings have a static load; virtually no load at all. Ron

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From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark A. Pesetsky
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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:
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