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   RickL | Jul 10, 2006 03:04pm | #1

   Look in the yellow pages under rubber. Plenty of places that can custom make conveyor belts for all kinds of industrial application including widebelts. You will have to wing  it as to what will work. It will have to be fairly thin but it sounds doable. Never heard of anyone doing it.  Here's an example of one such place...

   http://www.flnmar.com

   You can do a google search and there is always the Thomas Register, an industrial souurce book found in many libraries and online. Not everyone is listed in there but it's still a popular source

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   BruceS | Jul 10, 2006 06:44pm | #2

   A word of caution,  The belt will have to have a canvas type back so it will easily slide on the platin.  

   Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   jerry | Jul 11, 2006 05:50pm | #3

   i replaced mine with the sandpaper type from klingspor
   http://www.woodworkingshop.com/.
   might want to check if they have a rubberized one.
   jerry

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   jazzdogg | Jul 11, 2006 10:33pm | #4

   If you don't mind me asking, why do you want to change to a rubberized conveyor?

    

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   dowelman | Jul 12, 2006 02:54am | #5

   I want to switch to the rubberized belt because I feel (no evidence) that it will last longer than the standard sandpaper belt.  Seems to be a lot of problems with the seams coming apart on them.  I know mine is.

    

   MIke

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   jazzdogg | Jul 12, 2006 03:29am | #6

   Hi Mike,

   Thanks for the reply.

   What has WMH had to say about the expected longevity of their conveyor belts? Do you think it's related to tensioning?

   I wonder if other Performax users have experienced the same conveyor belt life challenges you have, and if any of them have tricks they can share to extend the useful life?

    -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   BlackLab | Jul 12, 2006 06:01pm | #7

   I replaced mine a couple months ago and the story I got from WMH was that the expected life was 1 - 1.5 years.

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   jazzdogg | Jul 12, 2006 07:32pm | #8

   Gracias!-Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie