Printer belt construction

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Printer belt construction

Closed this issue 9 years ago · 6 comments

Hi! I'm starting to build this printer and I'm having some problems to put the belts. I have read the forum but couldn't find a clear diagram about how to put the belts and how the tension system works. Would you mind taking a picture inside where the motors are mounted?

g2david commented 9 years ago

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-23T02:15:43.000Z

There exists an adjustable bearing next to the motor mount

Answer 2 · 2015-10-23T02:18:08.000Z

@g2david yes, I can see it. But how do you put the belts inside? I can't find any diagram or image and I can't tell from your pictures what bearings, pulley and spacers to put inside

Answer 3 · 2015-10-23T07:16:30.000Z

g2david commented 9 years ago

Answer 4 · 2015-10-23T07:18:52.000Z

If you start with the X Carriage, It is quite easy to pass through

Otherwise, You need to have patient to fish the belt inside the XY blocks. It takes me 30 mins. I use a dummy belt to fish the belt out of the blocks. Sweating

Answer 5 · 2015-10-23T21:32:29.000Z

Thank you very much! Great printer btw :) I also found a great assembly in the files RepRap-XY.step