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Belt material for take up reel?
I'm looking for the belt material that was used on a take up real on a
tow plane we are using. It was 3/16" round, orange, rubber like material. We had to cut the belt to length and splice it together in place because there is no way to get it on without taking the reel all apart. We would melt the ends together in place. The guy that used to supply this belt material has died and we have no way to find it any more. Is anybody else out there familiar with this stuff and know where we can get more? |
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Belt material for take up reel?
On Mar 26, 10:22*am, GARY BOGGS wrote:
I'm looking for the belt material that was used on a take up real on a tow plane we are using. *It was 3/16" round, orange, rubber like material. We had to cut the belt to length and splice it together in place because there is no way to get it on without taking the reel all apart. *We would melt the ends together in place. The guy that used to supply this belt material has died and we have no way to find it any more. Is anybody else out there familiar with this stuff and know where we can get more? http://www.mcmaster.com/#round-belts/=6dykx7 |
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Belt material for take up reel?
GARY BOGGS wrote:
I'm looking for the belt material that was used on a take up real on a tow plane we are using. It was 3/16" round, orange, rubber like material. We had to cut the belt to length and splice it together in place because there is no way to get it on without taking the reel all apart. We would melt the ends together in place. The guy that used to supply this belt material has died and we have no way to find it any more. Is anybody else out there familiar with this stuff and know where we can get more? Did you pay under $1 a foot? Possibly urethane. Did you pay over $5 a foot? possibly silicone. Buy a sample of each, and get somebody to compare and contrast Brian W |
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Belt material for take up reel?
On Mar 27, 7:26*pm, brian whatcott wrote:
Did you pay under $1 a foot? Possibly urethane. Did you pay over $5 a foot? possibly silicone. Buy a sample of each, and get somebody to compare and contrast Brian W As Frank Whiteley posted, McMaster-Carr has the polyurethane belt you are looking for. The tubular version can be connected using the mechanical splice things they sell, or it can be welded. The solid version can be welded. I've successfully welded it using a jig kluged together from a short length of aluminum angle. The key is to get the heated ends aligned quickly after heating the ends with a hot knife. They sell proper welding kits for splicing, but they're expensive. I can't imagine silicone being suitable at all for this purpose. It's not mechanically strong like urethane and doesn't handle abrasion. Also I don't think it welds well, though it can be joined using silicone adhesive. bumper |
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Belt material for take up reel?
bumper wrote:
... McMaster-Carr has the polyurethane belt you are looking for. The tubular version can be connected using the mechanical splice things they sell, or it can be welded. The solid version can be welded. I've successfully welded it using a jig kluged together from a short length of aluminum angle. The key is to get the heated ends aligned quickly after heating the ends with a hot knife. They sell proper welding kits for splicing, but they're expensive. I can't imagine silicone being suitable at all for this purpose. It's not mechanically strong like urethane and doesn't handle abrasion. Also I don't think it welds well, though it can be joined using silicone adhesive. bumper It's quite possible that the 3/16 in silicone round belt that McMaster's sells for $5 a foot is mechanically inferior, and less resistant to abrasion than the urethane 3/16 in round belt that they also sell under $1 a foot. They are both offered in orange or orange/red. Brian W |
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