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How to Properly Square a Belt End Awl or Nail Center Line 15to 20ft. B C B C B C Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 The following simple steps will help ensure that a belt is properly squared prior to mechanical fastener installation. Step 1. Prior to any work on your conveyors, be certain Step 6. Measure back from the intended splice area to a that the power has been turned off and that the belt is distance approximately equal to three times the belt width. At "locked out." this point drive a nail or an awl on the center line. Using the nail or awl as a pivot point, swing an arc, marking the belt Step 2. Measure the belt width and establish center points at across its entire width. intervals of 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 m). (A distance of 15 to 20 feet [4.5 to 6 m] back from the intended splice area is Step 7. Where this arc intersects the two smaller lines (B & recommended.) C) marked parallel to the belt center line, align a steel straight edge through these points and trace the line across the width Step 3. Using either a steel straight edge or a chalk line, of the belt. The resulting line is the true square. mark the average center line through the points measured in Step 2. Step 8. Cut the belt at this line using one of the specially engineered belt cutters from Flexco. Step 4. Using a square, draw a line perpendicular to your average center line across the belt width. Step 9. Repeat Steps 1-8 on the other belt end. Step 5. For even greater accuracy in preparing your squaring line and on belts with worn edges after completion of Step 3 , mark two lines (B & C) equal distance from the center line in the area where the splice will be installed. Lines B & C must be parallel to the center line. Flexible Steel Lacing Company 2525 Wisconsin Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515-4200 U.S.A. Telephone: (630) 971-0150 Fax: (630) 971-1180 Australia: 61-2-9680-3322 · England: 44-1457-891000 · Germany: 49-7428-9406-0 E-mail: advertising@flexco.com Mexico: 52-55-5674-5326 · New Zealand: 64-9-415-4488 · Republic of South Africa: 27-11-974-2771Visit our Web site at: www.flexco.com © 2003 Flexible Steel Lacing Company. 7/03, Part#X0755 Flexco® is a registered trademark of Flexible Steel Lacing Company.
