[SEL] O.T. Gluing a Timing Belt

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Paul,
    Portland was great as always.  I got to see several SEL members and 
renew acquaintances.  Thanks to all who helped make this an event to 
look forward to every year.  I planned on being at Portland through 
Friday afternoon but an issue at home caused me to return on Thursday 
evening.  The layout of the show was changed quite a bit this year and I 
heard mixed reviews.  I think it was possibly done to help the tractor 
folks but most of the grumbling I heard was from them.  They had to park 
under the large trees across the drive from the SEL area.  The sap and 
squirrels dropping nuts on them didn't please some of the tractor owners.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY



Paul Maples wrote:

> 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" 
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> Subject: Re: [SEL] O.T. Gluing a Timing Belt
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>> 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
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