I use an orange polyurethane belt (no hole) which you join with heat. A
soldering iron works fine for heating, and the resulting join is amazingly
strong.

Catches are that the belt has to be hot, but not too hot (bubbling is not
good). The joint has to be made instantly and held until the joint has
cooled (1 minute plus). The joint will also fail if there is any dirt in it.

Dave

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Hi all

hoping someone will know the answer...
I have bought some reddish/orange hollow drive belting which is
intended to be joined 'in situ' with a small brass joiner. However,
when i got it the dealer was in the process of moving, and didnt have
the joiners to hand. ( moved already..). However, the salesguy said
that it was possible to join by melting the ends together with eg, a
soldering iron, and in fact this was a stronger join.

After numerous attempts, i give up at least until i get advice from a
higher authority ( you guys!). I can melt the ends easily enough but
it just won't weld together.

Anyone actually done it? How?

thanks

russ