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Re: need help findinga conveyor that can be modified to hold a ball

We are using 6" belting from a local industrial supply house. It was an extra piece and they are having someone join the ends for us. As for pulleys we are using a piece of 4" sewer pipe with ends made from solid PVC from McMaster Carr. The plastic will be turned down in a lathe to fit in the pipe and a 5/8 hole bored in the center for one of the anodized shafts that came in the kit. We are driving the conveyor with a urethane belt on a drive pulley. We're stuck on a gearbox. We were going to use an AndyMark box but they are out of stock again and I don't think we can wait and risk them being out of stock again.