Let Friction Ring.

Dear Lazyweb, I have this pulley wheel, 50mm inside diameter, 4mm groove. I need a rubber traction ring to go inside it. I cannot find anyone who will sell this to me. The ring must be flat or concave, not round like a typical...
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@jwz Have you tried an ordinary rubber band inside the groove?

Or something ever so slightly more specialized, like one of these? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGB2MDHT

(sorry for the Amazon link)

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@trs Yes, like you, "is there a rubber band in the house somewhere" was literally the first thing I thought of.