MJ May 60-3/16-OU-10 3/16' OD Orange 85 Solid Round Belting 10' Length, 3/16" Diameter, 1-Band, 12" Width, 12" Length, Polyurethane

This is a very interesting material. Easy to use to make and endless loop drivebelt, and it actaully holds up under tension. I just used it to make a new drivebelt for an old Dremel 730 Disc/Belt sander. (The mfr. no longer makes those belts.) You cut the length of belt you need, make nice clean end cuts, then heat both ends and quickly stick them together end-to-end. It’s not very stretchy stuff, so you only want the belt slightly shorter than the total length In order to create tension. (On a 14inch length of belting, I cut it about 1/2” shorter than the full length to wrap around the two pulleys, and that created workable tension.) I clamped a large steel washer in a c-clamp (so the washer would stand up on edge when I lay the c-clamp on the bench) and heated the washer with a torch. Touch both end of the belting to the sides of the hot washer, then pull them away from the washer and bring them together. Hold the ends together a minute or two under pressure, then let the joint cool for about 20 minutes more. I’ve run it on the sander for about 15 minutes so far, and it’s holding. If it snaps, I can always cut a new one. Very good product, easy to use.

This stuff is so cool, I can't wait to need more of it! My only complaint? It should be offered in longer lengths.

I have an old diamond blade band saw for cutting glass and stone... The belt broke and a replacement was nowhere to be found. I was skeptical that this would hold up to the task but I followed the instructions and once cut to length and put together, the joint is just as strong as the rest of the material. This belting is the cat's meow for putting those old belt driven power tools back in service. Thanks to the product team that came up with this and got it to market!

The belting is high quality and well made. It stretches just enough to stay tight without having to over tighten. The ends join together easily for a very strong coninuous loop connection. This is my company of choice for belting.

This stuff is awesome. We used it to replace both belts on an old Bernina 125 sewing machine and it works great. I used a soldering iron with an exacto knife tip to heat both ends and stick them together. With 10 feet to work with, I didn't feel bad that my first attempt wasn't quite right.

I had never worked with polyurethane belts before but I needed to create a belt for an old piece of machinery. The hardest thing was not the actual doing, but learning how to join the 2 ends together. Looked it up on YouTube and found a couple of videos. Once I learned how it was so easy! Some people used a soldering iron, some used a special tool. I just used an old box knife blade held in a pair of vice grip pliers. Heated it over my gas stove, put it down with the blade facing up, then held each belt end in each hand and ran the 2 edges though the hot blade. You need to hold it for a minute or so while the polyurethane hardens. During that time it is still pliable enough to straighten your join. If you make a mistake, just heat your blade again and you can try cutting through your bad join and re-adjusting it.

The caliber and finish are excellent.