What tape?

[Cliff Krug]

Does anyone know what kind of tape they use to splice belts .thanks

[Geno]

I don't know what kind of tape they use, but I think it is the process that matters.
We've all tried to make our own belts, and now buy them.
Once you have one or two slap you in the face a couple hundred times before you can turn the machine off, you will agree, it's not worth it.
It REALLY hurts.

[Cliff Krug]

Thanks for the input I am sure the process takes heat.I have a bunch of 132in trizact belts & need 2x72,s I guess I will look for a trade .Thanks Geno

[Sweany]

homemade spliced belts sound like;


whop,whop,whop,whop,whop,BANG, SLAP OWWWWWWWWWWWW.

[Geno]

Sweany, your OW is slower than mine, or my machine is faster, one.

[Cliff Krug]

Alright Already I get the message .Thanks I appreciate the humor& advice .

[paul harm]

and now you know why some knifemakers look so ugly the rest of us were born that way. paul

[MikeyPickle17]

I read an article on a guy making his own belts and he used 2 ton epoxy and kevlar.

[KandS_KNIVES]

In the grinding belt biz, the proper vernacular for the splicing tape is called" joints". Run across a few in the past, in trades and so forth. Have tried buying the joints from all the belt Co's, but they act like it is a national secret and will not sell if you are not a distributor. They want you to buy the belts, not make your own. Have tried many methods, but still cannot get one to stay together over prolonged use.