Roller Chain Drive Design Calculator and Equations V belts (also style V-belts, vee belts, or, less commonly, wedge rope) solved the slippage and alignment problem. It is now the basic belt for power transmission. They provide the best combination of traction, speed of movement, load of the...
5/16” Nylock (M8) 1 M5x30mm Phillips Pan Head Screws 64 M5 Nylocks 64 M2.5x12mm Phillips Pan Head Screws 10 *10mm GT2 belt. ?M *While you can use your 6mm belt, I suggest you upgrade to 10mm belt. Use the calculator for the amount you need. GitHub +6 CC...
Use a piece of belt as a spacer for the pulley. Do a test fit to make sure the pulley is just a bit above the bottom surface as show. Secure the steppers with M3x10 screws. I mount them with four of the wires facing up, one down. Four get endstops. All four endstops are mount...
Load your Y axis belt around the pulley, tweezers or a small screwdriver can help guide it. Cut it to length according to the calculator You can remove the M5 screws to make this easierAdd the idlers and M5 screws back into place. Seat the screws, but do not crush the plastic or the...