[SEL] O.T. Gluing a Timing Belt

[Paul Maples]

That is an excellent idea Tommy and I appreciate the information. I may just 
give this a try. I see that you already back from Portland, how was it? I 
did not get to go this year and really missed it. I cannot wait until folks 
start posting pictures so I can see some of it.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <lcjudge at scrtc.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] O.T. Gluing a Timing Belt


> Paul,
>
>    When I was young, about 11, I had a favorite Tonka toy that was a 
> conveyor.  The belt broke and it was then useless.  My dad and I decided 
> to fix it.  We took an old tractor inner tube and cut about an inch and a 
> half section across it (this was the width of the conveyor belt 
> originally).  We then cut some 1/4 inch wide strips out of the tube the 
> length of the width of the belt we cut.  We marked the belt about every 
> inch and used rubber cement to glue the strips on.  It worked perfect.  It 
> probably took us a couple of hours to do it all but things like this are 
> what you remember from your youth.  The toy was still in my dad's basement 
> until the tornado hit in '98 and to the best of my knowledge, the belt was 
> still on it.
>
> Tommy Turner
> Magnolia, KY