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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Sat 26 April 2008, 08:58

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Mass and rolling resistance of moving the gantry

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Posted By Greg J

My 80 lbs [36kg] is - Gantry - Y rails - Y...

My 80 lbs [36kg] is
- Gantry
- Y rails
- Y car
- Idler wheel and baseplate on Y car
- Router bracket (No router)
- Spider bracket, Z slide, and gas spring
- Cable chains on both X and Y

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Fri 25 April 2008, 17:46

Replies: 21

Mass and rolling resistance of moving the gantry

Views: 22,324

Posted By Greg J

Here's my data I had gantry, Y car, and Z...

Here's my data

I had gantry, Y car, and Z slide riding the X rails. Rough weight (one of the fish scales broke already) 80 lbs [36.3 kg]

Scale: 0 -50 lbs [0-22.6 kg] range. 1/2 lbs [.22 kg]...

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Fri 25 April 2008, 09:48

Replies: 21

Mass and rolling resistance of moving the gantry

Views: 22,324

Posted By Greg J

That's a good question. Believe it or not, I...

That's a good question. Believe it or not, I don't own a small scale. I'll buy one on my lunch break and measure the force tonight.

Just to the touch, it's not much force and the gantry...

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