I use Walther's Goo cement. It is a very flexible contact cement great for belts and record album repair. It can be purchased at any hobby shop that deals with model railroad supplies. Harvey Kravitz
________________________________ From: Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] phonograph belt making Hello Al, Where do you get your leather for the belts? Here is Barge Cement for those who like me had never heard of it: http://www.amazon.com/BARGE-DA081-Barge-Cement/dp/B002JL2ZHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314492925&sr=8-1 Steve > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > From: clockworkh...@aol.com > Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:12:18 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] phonograph belt making > > > > > Neoprene, which is the generic brand name for chloroprene, has a life of 15 > years according to NASA specs. But, those specs are for non-flexing O rings > under compression and not exposed to air. I suspect a neoprene belt would do > a great job and not have the problem a leather belt with a bad bulging joint > to cause record 'wow' would have. That being said, I have leather belts of > 100+ years still going strong with original stitching. For a machine just to > play a record well the neoprene is likely a good choice. For originality, a > leather belt with stitching is my choice. You can skive the ends of the > leather belt. Join them with Barge Cement. Then use one of those toy sewing > machines they sell As Seen On TV, with a home made guide fence, to put on the > twin parallel stitches. A light touch of Barge Cement at the thread ends > will keep them from unraveling while playing. The belt can be dressed with > leather protectant and will last indefinitely. > > That's my 2 cents worth... > > Al > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
