How To Connect Two Ends Of A Timing Belt In 58 Seconds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2021
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A very simple and useful way to connect two ends of a timing belt. Whether its for a 3D printer, Laser or home made invention. This video will show you how for only a couple of pennies you can connect two ends of a timing belt just as strong as a professional product.
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What's the lighter for? Having a cigarette afterwards to celebrate?
Cigarettes are no form of celebration. I use the lighter to heat some shrink wrap tubing. Celebrate with a nice single malt instead
@@TheOffGridFamily Do you wrap the joined area in heat shrink tubing?
@@radish6691 no because the heat shrink tubing would fill the grooved part of the timing belt. This video was a snippet from a much larger project. Check out the channel to watch the whole video
this comment is funnier than it should. Thanks OP for the video!
no... just no... first off, why not cut diagonally? much more surface area that way to glue... also less bump on the transistion
I'm so mad. i was wracking my brain trying to figure out how to join this belt and BAM your vid pops up today after a week.
I really hope it helps mate! I've done a couple of different videos about connecting timing belts so have a look at them and see which one will help you the most. Thanks for commenting
perfect, and I'm doing it for the same reason, Z axis control on all 4 corners. bet there's tons of other cool mechanisms you could use this for
I've done this for two different projects so far but there is nearly an infinite amount of projects it could be used in. Thanks for your comment
Tried this, Broke within an hour..
I've always done this. What glue did you use? Mine is connected to my K40 auto bed and as such has been used nearly every day since the video. Not a single issue.
Hi, I used, super glue.
@@GapRecordingsNamibia try a different super glue then, as I say I've used this method on multiple projects and it's never broken. Did you use a ribbon? Because if so I'm at a loss how it broke
It could be due the material your belt is made from, or the ribbon, or both.
Some plastics do not adhere at all with superglue without some sort of polyolefin primer.
Thank you for this video, I have to ask, superglue becomes brittle once dry and isn’t flexible. What issues have you found with this and would a ferrule be better used to fix it permanently?
Great question. There is a million things better than supeglue for this application however it's all I've had with me when ever I have done this and I've not had a problem (so far). If you do try something else leave a comment on how it goes I would be interested
Same problem here - it becomes brittle, and hard where it joins. I am using 743 ( a form of super-crazy glue in India and is pretty good for sticking other objects)
Searching for how else I can glue it.
@@kiranshashiny A glue maybe best designed for the specific belt polymer/rubber. Neoprene adhesive maybe or something like Loctite 480 or 3M Scotch-Weld PR40-100? I've wondered about butyl adhesives as well and other elastomeric adhesives or polymers that can set and better bond.
Just built a bed for my K40 and need to make a custom loop. Thank you!
That's what I used this for. Whole video on my channel if you are interested
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This is showing how NOT to do it! You make cuts along the belt so the ends look like a fork. Doing it on both ends so they interlatch. And then you vulcanize the rubber. For a static gasket, superglue is okayish, but not for a moving belt.
Thank you so much!!!!!!
You are welcome
Thank you very much.
I ordered too long of a belt for the drive belt for my RC car. And this is gonna be perfect for me.
Awsome I'm glad I could help
What is "ribbon" and where does one find it?
A ribbon is a piece of fabric used to tie something or used as a decoration. They can be brought from various place that sell fabric or sewing things. Where are you?
@@TheOffGridFamily Thanks. Colorado, USA. You?
I'm in the UK. I believe Michael's sells ribbons if there is one near you. Otherwise Amazon sells all that sort of thing.
@The Off Grid Family Now that I know what you meant, I have ribbon at home. Thx
@@xander7462 that fabulous. Good luck in your projects
I wonder if contact cement would be better. Or maybe rubber cement and a patch for bike tires.
That's a great question and the answer is quite simple. I only had super glue at the time (CA glue). I see him both of your ideas would work but I will say the super glue has still held up now for my k40 laser bed. It may not have worked as well if it was more heavy duty. If you do decide to try a different type of glue please leave a comment and tell us how it went so we can all learn. Great comment thank you.
Is there any issue with the belt being stiff where the glueup is? Like, it'll still work in the gears without binding?
Yes and no. It starts off stiff and then gets better over time but you can fix this by just rolling it around a bit and breaking the bits of the glue that are stopping the natural movement of the ribbon. I hope that helps
maybe carefully glue only the edge and then stitch im sure this will work for a bit as super glue is pretty reliable as ive used it to fix bike tire flats with a dot of glue and a piece of paper glued only to the dot on the hole on the outside of a bike tube and that holds perfectly fine. gluing the ribbon with super glue probably isn't a good idea tho as superglue hardens and isn't flexible creating a flat spot on the wheel the belt is on. maybe use a flexible epoxy or glue for the ribbon and super glue only the edge.
Yeah, it's still working now and I use it quite often. If it breaks again I will try a different approach and keep in mind what you said. Thanks for the comment 🙂
This is going to have really poor positioning accuracy if the joint crosses your drive pulley, and if not, you don't need closed loop and can just use a clamp or fix it to your carriage. Tension limit is also going to be way below spec for the belt (which means it will have high backlash and vibration).
I've had no issues so far and it is running on my rotary axis bed for my laser and there's no slippage or issues etc
@@TheOffGridFamily If it's low speed/accel the lack of high tension capability might not matter, but the length of the joined tooth is likely to be off by up to 5% or something. Mating it with a spare belt segment while cutting and gluing should be able to mitigate that though.
@daliasprints9798 that's a good idea I have done multiple versions of this and so far this is the one that has held together the strongest and I have done tension tests but also as long as you cut the diagonal correctly it means that the teeth do line up. That said your idea might work much better! I may have to try that in the future
you would trust super glue on any form of CNC machine?
I have done. This was used on my laser bed. It still works now with no issues. Just test it. As long as it's not a crazy heavy load then it should work fine. The strength is in the ribbon and not the super glue.
There is a problem. Very... VERY LOW strength of such connection. Unfortunately for me it is too weak joint. Basically I need to shortened and reconnect automotive timing belt which I've planned to use for my bicycle because it is too long and found and buy new one not an option with my wage around 400$...
Anyway, where You don't have such load and small timing belt it is viable solution.
Yeah this is not meant for anything to like that. This is more for things like 3D printers etc
Excelente amigo, nice ma frend!!! Good job my friend, thanks.
You are most welcome buddy 🙂
Oh….I don’t think this would work for my industrial sewing machine…but I might try it anyway…
It's held up on my laser bed for over a year now. It all depends on how much tension it needs etc. Good luck
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Really can do it not broking
What about the lighter?
What about it?
@@TheOffGridFamily no I mean you said we’d need a lighter but never used it…
@@TheOffGridFamily ur a legend though mate! Thank u so much
Ohhh I see, yeah sorry this was taken from a full project and the lighter was just for getting rid of the fraying of the ribbon. I obviously edited it out (my bad)
@@TheOffGridFamily ah alright. No stress! Still an amazing vid mate! Thanks a lot
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I just did this. Waiting for the glue to dry. How long should I wait?
Have a look at the gluing instructions on the bottle of glue. I'd wait for 12-24 hours just to be sure.
Thanks!I am making a brass tumbler and the 3d printed gears grinding together make way too much noise so I am going with gears and a belt. I'll report back tomorrow.
@@ShootingBlanks00 that sounds awesome. Do you have a TH-cam channel I'd love to see the build.
@@TheOffGridFamily yes, I do. Under the name I am posting this reply. It's been a while since I posted any videos though.
@@ShootingBlanks00 I will check it out later 🙂
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Lastima que está en inglés
¡Ey! No puedo hablar todos los idiomas... gracias por el comentario
Broke after 1h. Used metal needles inside+super glue 2k for flexible plastic and fiberglass on the back.
Same here -I used 743 - a form of crazy glue, ( It's like native version of crazy glue and dries in 2 minutes ) and it keeps breaking ! Searching on the net for other solutions.
@@kiranshashiny try get a closed loop or change to bike chain. I need 5m belt but max available is 2.5. cutted one won’t hold the power
@@tubeetogoo How did your needle super glue splice work? Still holding up?
@@jafinch78 pretty bad 😂 1h max
@@tubeetogoo Where'd the break occur in the splice? Thanks for the reply.
Thats totaly wrong. Super glue Will harden And then break like glass. And the conect surfaces are so small.
Have you tried it? I only ask because I did this as part of a bigger project and it's still working now.
My ribbon gets very hot and stiff. How do I fix it
Is that during the making process or using it? If it's while you are making it then certain super glues endothermically react with certain materials so I tried to change either the glue or the ribbon.
If you while it's being used try and move the placement of the ribbon to somewhere where it won't go round any cogs or wheels. I hope that helps
@@TheOffGridFamily It's while in the making process. What glue should you use instead because I have tried differnet ribbons?
I advise trying to change the ribbon as they are made of so many different things whereas most glue tends to be the same chemical makeup.
@@TheOffGridFamily But even I've tried like five different fabrics and they just start smoking and gets rock hard
It's unlikely but could they be made of the same fabric each time?