A floating tensioner is a bad idea any place that backlash matters. It won't remove any of the backlash caused by the slack it is taking up.
Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -----Original Message----- From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 4:51 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stupid CNC stunts. A 3D printed timing belt. [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 07:06, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > This worked so well that I might try my spool of medium soft TPU plastic. > I bet I could print a belt that might last for weeks. But then it > might work worse bcause TPU can stretch but PLA doesn't. A layer of glass-fibre reinforced parcel tape on the outside would counter the stretch. One application where a 3D printed version would probably work very well would be a floating belt tensioner. https://www.renold.com/products/accessories/roll-ring/ -- 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 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
