Exhaust hanger rubber source...
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Exhaust hanger rubber source...
Y'know how a lot of those "universal" exhaust hangers they sell at the parts store are basically just pieces of truck tire sidewall with some holes drilled in them and a metal piece riveted to the end?
Does anybody know of someplace you could buy just those rubber pieces with the holes in them? They are really handy for making up custom hangers but I usually don't need or want them with the metal piece on the end.
Does anybody know of someplace you could buy just those rubber pieces with the holes in them? They are really handy for making up custom hangers but I usually don't need or want them with the metal piece on the end.
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Not usually thick enough. unless you can find one of heavy equipment.
Lazy K has it right. See if you can find a factory that uses conveyor belts. 1 belt will last you and all your friends a life time. Basically some of the ones I haev seen when strecthed out where 100+ft long and as wide as 24" figure out how many hangers that would make.
Edit to add: look around and see if you can find a farm machinary junk yard that will let you in. Some farm equipment like some of the combines, etc use a wide drive belt in places that might work for you. Can't give you exact makes and models but I know I have seen enough of them to know they are around.
Lazy K has it right. See if you can find a factory that uses conveyor belts. 1 belt will last you and all your friends a life time. Basically some of the ones I haev seen when strecthed out where 100+ft long and as wide as 24" figure out how many hangers that would make.
Edit to add: look around and see if you can find a farm machinary junk yard that will let you in. Some farm equipment like some of the combines, etc use a wide drive belt in places that might work for you. Can't give you exact makes and models but I know I have seen enough of them to know they are around.
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Just get one of these and take a few rows off the end:
Recycled Tire Mats - Handmade Rubber Door, Safety, Vehicle&Anti-fatigue Mats!
Recycled Tire Mats - Handmade Rubber Door, Safety, Vehicle&Anti-fatigue Mats!
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How about visiting a tire shop that deals with truck tires and asking for an old tire?
A friend and I also have made these hangers, he has half an old tire we use for raw material.
A friend and I also have made these hangers, he has half an old tire we use for raw material.
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I'm not sure how easy a tire would be to cut up with anything. Sawzall might actually be the best thing.
Anyway- sad thing is I work at a company that does lots of business with coal mines, but I have no idea where I could get used belting from. I've heard that stuff has a hundred uses, so I'd like to get my hands on some.
Anyway- sad thing is I work at a company that does lots of business with coal mines, but I have no idea where I could get used belting from. I've heard that stuff has a hundred uses, so I'd like to get my hands on some.
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They supply NEW belting to mines and such (I hauled a big roll of belting from their Dallas facility to a Montana coal mine).
While NEW belting would probably be prohibitively expensive, I'd be willing to bet they'd sell you some manufacturing scrap.
-blaine
They supply NEW belting to mines and such (I hauled a big roll of belting from their Dallas facility to a Montana coal mine).
While NEW belting would probably be prohibitively expensive, I'd be willing to bet they'd sell you some manufacturing scrap.
-blaine
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If you need some belting pieces, I have some of that. I don't think it would work for exhaust hangers though, since it's fairly thin.
I also have an old tractor tire, but shipping might be a killer since it's about 6' tall.
I also have an old tractor tire, but shipping might be a killer since it's about 6' tall.
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