I found an easier way to do it.
We did it a bit differently. Took a 1"x1"x.125"thick aluminum U-channel about 4 inches long. Then i hot glued two aluminum angles (1"x1"x.125" thick) about an inch long each into the channel with half an inch in between so the aluminum doesnt take away the heat and cause the belt to cool rapidly. heat the first quarter inch of each side of the belt over a heat gun, not a flame or soldering iron. The heat gun lets it cool easier. put one side of the belt in each angle piece, stick them together. hold for two minutes, the water cool under running water, as a bucket will force you to bend the connection. trim in with wire cutters and take it to the belt sander. dont hold the belt directly on the table for the sander, because it can rip it through the gap between the sander and the table and break the sander, get somebody hurt, and ruin the belt.
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