Governor drive belt

[Garry ColesParticipant @garrycoles69390]

Hi, Has anybody got some ideas on how to join a governor drive belt. Mine is made of leather and is only 6 mm wide. I will have to join mine in place as it goes around the crankshaft as normal. I have tried to stitch mine but that is very tricky and not very good.

Garry

[Garry ColesParticipant @garrycoles69390]

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

Skived and endless would work.

Skiving a Bando type belt would work also.

[Dave HalfordParticipant @davehalford22513]

here maybe

Jasons link to LSM lists a 1/2" belt, the joiner might work. Might be worth a call at least.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

The drive belt for the fan on my Farm Boy is made from 1.8 mm O ring material joined with a simple butt join glued with a generic cyanoacrelate (super glue). I've been very pleasantly surprised how robust the belt is, so a simple glued butt join may well be worth a try.

HTH,

Rod

[steamdaveParticipant @steamdave]

Posted by Roderick Jenkins on 04/09/2021 14:21:06:

The drive belt for the fan on my Farm Boy is made from 1.8 mm O ring material joined with a simple butt join glued with a generic cyanoacrelate (super glue). I've been very pleasantly surprised how robust the belt is, so a simple glued butt join may well be worth a try.

HTH,

Rod

It is interesting to learn that 'super glue' is flexible and lasting enough for a drive belt. If asked, I would have thought that Evostik type glue would have been the choice for this type of job.

Dave
The Emerald Isle

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

You can also get flexible "superglues" such as Loctite's "black max" that has some rubber in it and may be better for a scarf type joint in the flat belt

[Garry ColesParticipant @garrycoles69390]

OK, thanks, will try some of the glues mentioned. I was just a bit concerned that the glues would be a bit stiff to go around the governor pulley because it's only 1/2 in diameter.

Garry

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Garry Coles on 04/09/2021 17:24:18:

OK, thanks, will try some of the glues mentioned. I was just a bit concerned that the glues would be a bit stiff to go around the governor pulley because it's only 1/2 in diameter.

Garry

Which is why I went for the butt join rather than a scarf (as well as being easier ) though I guess that leather might tend to wick a thin glue which would tend to stiffen up the joint area. A gel type glue might be better.

Rod

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Rod It's a leather belt 6mm wide so presumably flat. Difficult to butt join

Roy

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