Long Belt Supply Stores?

[JChavis]

Originally Posted by rsegrest

Have you tried McMaster Carr?

http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-belts/=fz23ob

I took a look at the site, and it seems that the maximum length of the type of belt we need is only about 173", which is less than the 250+ that we need....and we need at least two of these belts. I looked at another site with the size we needed, but we came too late. For now (I can't remember the company) they are out.....

[Bruceb]

Have you tried calling Gates? They are a KOP sponsor.
Bruce

[JChavis]

We're probably going to call them today at our meeting tonight to see if they have a length not on their online store. The same will probably have to apply to the other options suggested. Its going to be a longer night.....

[AdamHeard]

We've learned a lot about timing belts over this previous summer, and what you want for just about any FRC application is the gates gt2 profile. This is the style from the kop.

The 3mm pitch is fine for smaller applications, the 5mm pitch for big boy stuff.

Gates directly stocks it, as does sdp and various re-sellers.

Data shows it is substantially stronger than the standard MXL and XL you'd get off mcmaster.

[Kevin Thorp]

Who has ordered belts & pulleys from Gates? What's the lead time?

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Kevin342

Who has ordered belts & pulleys from Gates? What's the lead time?

I don't think you can purchase directly from Gates, you need to use one of their distributors: www.gates.com/distributors

[Kevin Thorp]

Originally Posted by rsisk

I don't think you can purchase directly from Gates, you need to use one of their distributors: www.gates.com/distributors

All FRC teams can order a limited quantity of free belts and sprockets direct from Gates.

My question (only for teams who have done this) is how long did it take to get them?

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

We've learned a lot about timing belts over this previous summer, and what you want for just about any FRC application is the gates gt2 profile. This is the style from the kop.

All of the free Gates belts from the KOP are 5mm HTD profile belts/sprockets, not GT2.

[Jim Giacchi]

I would also check out Brecoflex, http://www.brecoflex.com they offer a FIRST discount of 30% (I think, my memory is a little fuzzy on the number, but they definitely offer a discount). They are typically very fast with orders, especially for stock parts, so if you give them a call, discuss your application with them and ask what they have available for it. I know that they would easily be able to fill your order, even if they do not have a single length to fit they can weld the belts together to get as long as you would need.