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Re: Plaction wheel shooter?
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Originally Posted by Cal578 View Post
Alex,
What belting are you using, and how did you mount it to the wheel? We might want to do something similar, but I'm wondering about the safety issues that others have mentioned (tread tearing off at high speed). What is the highest RPM you have tested with this belting?
Cal,

We use the wedgetop from AndyMark (as it's already cut into a straight 1" strip) and drill and rivet to the wheel over a 3" interval. We normally use these on our drivetrain.

We are currently spinning them at roughly 4000 rpm, without any separation.
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