For Sale SIP planer thicknesser 10"x6" feed roller belt

[guitsax]

Hi I moved to Canada 12years ago and took my thicknesser with me, been brilliant , but now the feed roller flat drive belt has streched and broken. I've been to the SIP website, and others, and the belt is discontinued.
Its a SIP 01454 machine and the belt part# is 65986. Does anybody know where else I can try or if there is another make with the same belt or at least dimensions of a new belt so I can try and source it.
Thanks

 

[robbie71]

you might laugh at this but after a few attempts to source one I got some rubber flat belt on amazon , trimmed with a scissors and glued an overlap to approx same size as original . It needs a bit of refinement but works .. I reoiled/greased the rollers/bearing do reduce any unnecessary friction .
Superglue works perfectly on rubber .and once glued you can try to sand the overlap to minimise bumping or just use as is .... The amazon belt is not as flexible as the original but its cheap & you can make a few belts for a fraction of original cost