Poly drive belt joining tutorial, the simple way.

[@newagerc5356]

Butter knife and a torch. Well done thanks, another smart guy from the homeland, I believe. Steve from the US.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thanks for the kind comments, cheers!

[@oobledooble3342]

Phenomenal video! Extremely well spoken and informational. Exactly what I was looking for, thanks :)

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garyspencer1711]

I would bet you were a bloody, foo-king, manufacturing engineer in your day. Just excellent. Outrageously clever ! Love it. I'm fixin' to gitt me some of that "poly" cord. Need to make 2 belts for a 1972 reel-to-reel tape recorder refurbishment. THANKS !

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

I have been a stone and marble mason all my life, we are a practical lot us masons! Cheers!

[@oriontherealironman]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much sir and excellent video!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@xXRacer9000Xx]

absolutely amazing! I always thought it was impossible to home make a belt without industrial equipment! im going to make my own little belts for the rest of my life now! haha

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad I could help!

[@peterm7915]

Excellent tutorial Steve. I had been looking for this since your last video, wasn't until I added 10mtrs to the search I found it. Thanks

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it helped!

[@ramoneramlingam3723]

Thank you for the great lesson I use this belt on my watchmaking lathe! Now I know how to join it properly

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GOTOHOBBIES]

Very helpful, but I am making my pulleys out of wood and putting in a U shape grove for this type of belt. I built a stone tumbler some years ago now I am making a new one from scratch, and I will be putting it all up on KZbin very soon. Thanks you. David

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Sounds great! I will try to keep an eye out for your video, if you are uk based you will already know how dire the tumblers are here!

[@Peppermint1]

Very nice. I suggest using a nail clipper to smoothen the melted bump - the material is very strong and difficult to cut with a box cutter. For sewing machines, this material is very slippery and will not turn the handwheel. It seems the tube width must fit *tight* inside the motor pulley, otherwise it will slip

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thanks for the tip!

[@LouinVB]

I've used a cheap soldering pencil to do the melting. I use the 1/2 diameter "stem" of the soldering pencil. Works great. When I first tried fusing poly belts I used a lighter but found the flame either chars the poly, or introduces soot, or both, which weakens the bond.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Great tip! For someone who has not got a blowtorch this is a great idea thank you!

[@bubbadoolittle2812]

This is a GREAT video!! Factory poly belts cost LOTS and now I don't have to buy them...! What could be better?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Great point!

[@zeilstar]

I finally hooked up my projector in the basement, set up bike rollers for training rides, and hopped on for the second night in a row. I start hearing a strange noise, look down, and POP, the belt falls off. I'll give this a try since it will be two weeks for a replacement by mail.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Best of luck!

[@sshah876]

Great tutorial for diy, pully projects.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JasirJeff8267]

Thanks so much for the vid. Good process and very informative!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jub8891]

thank you for this video.. would this work with synthetic rubber?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

sorry I don't know

[@frank88ster]

Brilliant!! Must be stronger than super glue method? At least making own O rings for inner use would be more applicable as it has no 'constant tension as in pulley uses'. Im going to re house replacement ( d.i.y) ring to my car air con compressor. Might save me hundreds...

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

I'm guessing it will depend on the material the o ring is made from, super glue is only "super " on some things! Cheers!

[@KM-pm6qe]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tonimagalhaes5681]

Parabéns uma ótima ideia!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Cheers!

[@frank88ster]

Wonder if this can also work using 'lap joining' instead of 'end to end' joining? Anyone tried?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

A lap joint would , i think catch on the pully wheel. Let us know if it works for you. Cheers!

[@Glorious.Return]

Ty sir for the great idea! May I ask if this will work with rubber belts? (Like the ones inside cassettes and VCRs?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

I don't think rubber fuses like this, but I am nor sure. Let me know if you try it! Cheers!

[@Glorious.Return]

​@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Tyvm. Rubber indeed won't fuse. I did try. It chars and becomes brittle... Someone said the only way is "rubber cement" or superglue which does not stay as much and breaks..

[@joannewilson4801]

Thank you! Quite helpful! Much appreciated!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Cheers!

[@paul1962uk]

Hi Steve, can you do a vid on the water feed system you use please, great videos btw

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi, I have already made two: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npKzkotppdmUn6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/hneafWN5nJiYZtk Hope one of these helps.

[@traciscott2281]

Thanks! That was very helpful.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You're welcome!

[@causeeffect7624]

No torch. Can I use the stove w/o issue?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Not sure, if you can heat the knife to red hot it should work.

[@causeeffect7624]

It may fuse but it doesn't last in a dryer fan pulley situation. It popped soon after. Maybe 1/2 hour later.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Poly belts are not good for powerful machines, I am guessing you really need a proper drive v-belt. Good luck.

[@sasa-qq9em]

Hi , thank you for this nice video.. but do these products give really satisfactory results?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Yes they do

[@LouinVB]

I've had a poly belt on a Tumblers Model B that runs 4-step cycles several times a year. The belt is 2 years old.

[@emmanobot]

Thank you ❤

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You're welcome 😊

[@cobar5342]

Great job. Thank you

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you too!

[@kennynvake4hve584]

Can you use a soldering iron to do this?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

I don;t think so, using a hot knife creates two flat surfaces to melt together, a soldering iron would produce two concave surfaces. Cheers

[@columjevens4612]

Great tip 👍

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oldgreybeard2507]

Thanks for that

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You are welcome

[@jozefbubez6116]

You definitely need to hold the joint until it sets fully! Rather than a gas-heated blade, I might try an flat adaptor taking the place of an 'el-cheapo' 12V soldering iron.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thanks for sharing.

[@siamaklighvani3951]

Dear Sir, Do you have any technic for the joints of belt sander?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi Akbar, sorry I don't use a belt sander so cannot give you any useful advice on this. Good luck.

[@threegreencharms]

Yes yes yes thank you so much sir!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You are welcome!

[@hemanthkumar4010]

amazing.. found it useful.. Thanks

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you for watching

[@mirkom7181]

Ciao dove lo posso trovare questo materiale

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Google? Thanks for watching!

[@patrickcardon1643]

splendid!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thanks for watching!

[@thymekiller]

Thanks.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Your welcome

[@KTECGroupUKTV]

excellent but always cut away from fingers :)

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

True, safety first. Thank you!

[@simonlinser8286]

is that a gasoline torch? i need a gasoline torch, screw buying cylinders, why don't they sell those anymore.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Gas, probably do not sell petrol torches as they have a tendency to explode?

[@tinnedanger]

A bit rough. Why not cut a V in the block so you can align the belt to join properly square ?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Ok , thanks for the idea!