I have some Barge Cement and am looking for a thinner that I can use
in it. The stuff is old andI don't want to throw it out. Id rather
thin it and keep on using it

Anyone know what to use ?

On 28 Aug 2004 15:40:11 -0700, jim rozen
wrote:

In article , Don Bruder says...

Waxed cotton thread. Seriously. A glued joint is likely to be too
brittle to hold for long - I wouldn't be overly surprised if it exploded
the first time the joint crosses a radius smaller than about twice the
length of the lapped section.

This is news to the belt manufacturers - how do you think they
get belting in lengths bigger than one cow unit long? They
glue the skived joints.

Leather belt cement used to be sold by McMaster Carr, and that's
what I've always used on my SB machines. The barge cement is
supposedly also available at shoemaker's stores and is reported
to perform fine.

Jim