Not, stupid idea. I think I will try making a PLA belt. If nothing else it will be used to verify belt size before ordering. and I will post the test on Youtube. Failures make for good video.
But it could work, I have a spool of medium-soft TPU. The problem is it stretches. So I print a PLA form that looks like a huge 200T pulley but with a huge hole so not much plastic is needed then print a TPU belt and place it over the form. Next, I wrap it with polyester thread stolen from the sewing machine kit. Finally, I print another TPU band and glue it over the thread. That might work for months. But SPD/SI sells the belt I need for $10. On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 12:14 PM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 at 20:08, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The broken > > > plastic band under the pulley is the sacrificial support that Cura places > > between the flanges. > > > That has me wondering how long a 3D printed drive belt would last. > (I have these stupid ideas so that you don't have to) > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed > for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
