Thread: Timing Belt Clamp
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Unread 17-07-2006, 23:34
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Re: Timing Belt Clamp
Okay, so if the joint is always in the air, you can do what we did for our 2004 robot (which happened to be 3/8 wide XL belt btw). Take each end of the belt and fold it over itself such that the teeth interlock and you now have a loop on the end. Keep it in this configuration either with a few zip ties or an aluminum cable ferrule (which you need to smash/crimp into place). Then you can join the ends with something like a nice aluminum turnbuckle to allow for tension adjustment.
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