Trimming a Htd5 belt

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I ran out of 360mm HTD5 belts for my favorite board. Unfortunately I need to order more but it’ll take me around 2 weeks to get them in Lima.

Nevertheless, I do have some 390mm belts, do you guys know if there are ways to trim a belt to 360mm?

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I was considering doing something like that for a 3d printing application, came across videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDNXlYpdpM8

I decided it wasn’t strong enough for 3d printing, so for esk8 I think it would be even less reliable.

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Thanks for the input.

I’ve seen there are some kind of clamps you can use, others sew them with some kind of strong filament

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It would be really nice to be able to make belts of any size at home

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One of the benefits of chains

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It is possible to cut and rejoin belts, but its not a strong fix. It would only work for low stress parts like 3d printers and whatnot. An esk8 belt can break even without being cut.

Once the fiberglass/cf/kevlar banding is cut completely, that belt is done for. No amount of rubber cement and sewing will get it to the point that its useable.

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@Eboosted Is it possible to print a gear ring that fits the teeth of your wheel pulley and slides over with a larger tooth count that fits the belt?

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I was fortunate to find a local belt shop who had the perfect belt for my setup, HTD5 350-5M 15mm, howecer I had to pay US$ 14 for each, much better than wait 20 days without my Century 40