Kevlar Belt purchase

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Hi All,

I want to get some Kevlar belts for my XL but I’m struggling to find them online. There’s a dealer in the NL but they charge $25 for the product and $25 for delivery!

Pointers appreciated.

Thanks

Ben

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Here you go! They sell with good prices and reasonable shipping too.

https://reprapworld.com/products/mechanical/timing_belts/gt2x9_mm_kevlar_reinforced_timing_belt_per_meter/

Any reason you want Kevlar and not steel (steel cored will be cheaper).

For more info about steel-cored discussed here, check out this thread.

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Hrm… I see the same thing here…$25 belt, $25 shipping…

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Yup that’s what I see from reprapworld.

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Hi Jonathan - No major reason but in reading the forum I got the impression that Kevlar is a bit more flexible so it should last longer. Not that I use my Shapeoko that often!

$25 for the Kevlar didn’t feel like a ton of money, but $50 is!

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Have you considered steel belts? Seems to be a popular upgrade - I grabbed this link off another post:

Seems pretty reasonable pricing, and free shipping!

I have no experience with these yet - but I plan to get some.

@Vince.Fab is a pro user and I think he has made the switch.

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I think im going on 6 months with steel core and no issues at all. In fact I don’t even do any fine tuning, throw on and go. 10 meters is enough to make multiple sets.

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I accidentally broke an inch off my x axis belt when installing it. I think I’ll look into these steel core belts for backup. Lots of good info. Thanks guys :facepunch:

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