The main reason for a bias splice in hot or cold vulcanizing is to make them stronger - the area required for the vulcanization is greater i a bias than in a square joint and therefore will be stronger. The proper method of the top joint being toward the tail is so that there is no leading edge going into a scraper that would cause the joint to start separating.

I have never seen mechanical joints done in a bias and I do not see any advantage to it. Maybe some have tried it and can share their knowledge on it.

It will only be as strong as the clips being used. ■

Indeed Sganesh.. this is done.

(At least it was, but I haven't seen it for a while.)

There was a design of mechanical clipped splice done by Flexco.

They called it the Flexco "Wedlock Vee" and being a deep vee shape used loads of clips.

They claimed it increased the splice strength considerably.

Cheers

LSL Tekpro ■

Yes Graham the wedlock is one method that can be used. But sganesh is referring to it being done on the same bias as used with vulcanizing.

I have never seen it done that way.

Here is the Flexco Wedlock that Graham is referring to.

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Flexco does offer splices on a 45 degree bias. This is not done to make a stronger splice but to allow the use of 25% smaller diameter pulleys. Simply putting a mechanical splice on this bias does not increase its strength.

Kevin Finnegan

Flexco ■