[MR] Leather question

[Duke Janos]

http://www.doityourself.com/invt/6282263

Here is something that might work.

Janos

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Buyers" <sirknight at mindspring.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] Leather question


> 
> Unless you really have to have a leather belt, I'd go with a modern 
> V-belt. Assuming a standard round groove pully, it sounds like an 
> A-series belt should fit. We're not talking precision engineering 
> here.
> 
> Making a round leather drive belt starts with long cuts of heavy hide 
> stock end spliced together, then sanded to round off slightly. 
> Running in the pulleys does the rest.
> 
> As an alternative, you can start with a bunch of leather thongs, do a 
> rope braid, and do a tapered end splice to close the loop. Any good 
> sailing knot book should show those braids and splices. 
> 
> V-belt is a lot easier. There's a reason rubber belts replaced 
> leather.   8-)
> 
>                Taras
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday 11 June 2006 11:00, Roy B. Scherer wrote:
>>
>> I need to somehow make a piece of material in the shape of a torus,
>> 97" in circumference, circular and about 3/16" in cross-section. 
>> The original was leather, so I'd like to have the replacement
>> likewise.  The simplest solution, tying one or more thongs
>> together, is so inelegant that I've rejected it.  (Think of the
>> "THUMP" as each knot passes over each of the two pulleys!)
>>
>> This problem has been solved before, but I'm not privy to the
>> solution.  OTOH, there are many on these two lists who are
>> experienced and learned in leathercraft and period machinery.  I'd
>> welcome any answers or suggestions from those who are either more
>> knowlegeable, or smarter, than am I.
>>
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