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Re: Adding friction material to timing belts

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
Is it possible to rivet or epoxy a grip surface like urethane onto the back of a timing belt? Is there a better way to attach friction material? We've tried polycord in the past, but found that it's painful to deal with the pulleys compared to just buying timing belt pulleys and belts. Plus, no need to tension.
What's the application? Speeds? Is it a continuous belt?

I would suggest looking into brushable urethane. 1114 used it on their rollers in 2014. While not the same application, it shows that it is relatively durable and has grip. Rivets might work but you would have to turn a channel in the center of the pulley so it doesn't cause any interference. Standard epoxy would be to brittle and I don't have enough experience with flexible adhesives to touch on that.
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