Poly drive belt joining tutorial, the simple way.

Poly drive belt joining tutorial, the simple way.
If you own a rock tumbler machine or any type of machine that uses round section Poly drive belts then this might be of some use to you. Urethane drive belts are common to many machines in so many sizes, widths and lengths that buying the correct replacement belt can be a real headache. The answer is to make your own.
You can buy poly belt in 10 metre lengths from Amazon and make up new belts as and when you need them.
It is a surprisingly simple process and by following this tutorial and with a bit of practice you will be making your own belts in no time at all.

[@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!

[@oobledooble3342]

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

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@emmanobot]

Thank you ❤

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You're welcome 😊

[@KTECGroupUKTV]

excellent but always cut away from fingers :)

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

True, safety first. Thank you!

[@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.

[@sshah876]

Great tutorial for diy, pully projects.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@joannewilson4801]

Thank you! Quite helpful! Much appreciated!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Cheers!

[@KM-pm6qe]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@threegreencharms]

Yes yes yes thank you so much sir!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You are welcome!

[@hippohoppa]

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!

[@hippohoppa]

​@@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..

[@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.

[@JasirJeff8267]

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

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@columjevens4612]

Great tip 👍

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cobar5342]

Great job. Thank you

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you too!

[@traciscott2281]

Thanks! That was very helpful.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You're welcome!

[@patrickcardon1643]

splendid!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thanks for watching!

[@thymekiller]

Thanks.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Your welcome

[@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.

[@hemanthkumar4010]

amazing.. found it useful.. Thanks

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you for watching

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@mirkom7181]

Ciao dove lo posso trovare questo materiale

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Google? Thanks for watching!

[@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!