zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.ne Guest
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:19 am Post subject: Rubber for gear |
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Tommy Walker --
When it got to the point of attaching the gear I dug into my "pack rat collection" and came up with a piece of conveyor belt. This particular piece came from an open-pit lignite mine. About 5/8 inch thick, tuff stuff. Haven't flown it yet, but figured if it would handle hundreds of tons of coal a minute then surely it might stand the strain of a 701.
Another source of belting is your local ready-mix concrete plant. When a belt craps out there it is normally left under the framework until the fellow in charge decides to have a house cleaning.
Shouldn't mind if you hauled off several feet of it. Take a hacksaw.
Also, sawmills, quarries, other heavy duty operations use belts.....look around.
Regards,
Zed
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