06-06-2020, 01:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-06-2020, 01:12 PM by Ian McGowan.)
I have to go along with David C, not all fabric joints are created equal; and even the good ones can't, IMHO, hold a candle to a correctly designed and fitted Hardy Spicer joint - which is the path I eventually took and have no regrets for doing so.
As soon as I looked at the original photo my first thoughts were, "there ain't much fabric in that coupling; it looks like an inadequate, cheap replacement." The ones which David's photo show are identical to joints that I have used in the past - and indeed sourced from A7C - without complaint. No connection other than as a satisfied customer.
The "good" ones look to be made from what we called, when I were a lad, "pit belting" on account of the materials primary use as conveyor belts down coal mines.
As soon as I looked at the original photo my first thoughts were, "there ain't much fabric in that coupling; it looks like an inadequate, cheap replacement." The ones which David's photo show are identical to joints that I have used in the past - and indeed sourced from A7C - without complaint. No connection other than as a satisfied customer.
The "good" ones look to be made from what we called, when I were a lad, "pit belting" on account of the materials primary use as conveyor belts down coal mines.