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Re: polyurethane tubing

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Originally Posted by surferacf View Post
I second what HighLife said - The hollow core 1/4" McMaster-Carr Polyurethane Belting (6567K57) and the associated connectors (6567K22) are the way to go in terms of belting. Quick, easy, and relatively cheap.

(That bit about keeping the spans between rollers short is crucial to note as well - We had a 40" run and the bands flexed too much, even with cutting them shorter)
Thanks for listing the part numbers and sorry, forgot to tell you about the span issues.
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