Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Wed 22 September 2010, 19:04
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Edgar,
I see your point,
I do not know what...
Edgar,
I see your point,
I do not know what the design differences are between the two systems, all I know is that the XL's that I am running work great, on all the machines that my drives are...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sun 19 September 2010, 11:18
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Edgar,
I went back and looked up the info for...
Edgar,
I went back and looked up the info for the XL belts with Kevlar reinforcement,
and it says that they are rated for 130 ft lbs. per 1/8 of belt width, which puts the breaking strength at 390...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sun 19 September 2010, 10:42
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Fri 17 September 2010, 07:30
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 16 September 2010, 12:21
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Ton,
I had a big long response typed out for...
Ton,
I had a big long response typed out for you...
with a kinds of data and facts and figures, but then I realized that to an extent it really doesn't matter, the XL with Kevlar are stronger and...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Wed 15 September 2010, 09:25
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Tue 14 September 2010, 23:32
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Ton,
I am not familiar with the T5 pulleys I...
Ton,
I am not familiar with the T5 pulleys I run the XL with the Kevlar reinforced belts, and my bro is going to use the same setup on his plasma cutter, I would use the xl's, you do not need to...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Tue 14 September 2010, 22:29
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diyengineer,
I tried to build high resolution...
diyengineer,
I tried to build high resolution drives when I built mine,
the problem is that the returns are so minimal after 4 to 1 that it wasn't worth the extra cost, as your reduction gets...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sat 21 August 2010, 21:02
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Pablo,
I am sorry that you seem to think that...
Pablo,
I am sorry that you seem to think that this is some kind of a problem,
it is just an update since my drives have been in use for over a year, with great success, I referenced to Gerald's...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Fri 20 August 2010, 22:26
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you couldn't be more wrong, I have had my belt...
you couldn't be more wrong, I have had my belt drives in use for more than a year, no broken belts, no missed steps, best of all no backlash,
they have been performing perfectly with out issue, on...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 07 January 2010, 16:34
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Steve,
the bits that were listed were onsrud...
Steve,
the bits that were listed were onsrud look at their web site and search for high speed metal cutting bits,
the actual bits I used were from a local supplier that has a house brand mill with...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 07 January 2010, 13:34
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swatkins,
I am running the kelling
450 ozin...
swatkins,
I am running the kelling
450 ozin motors # KL34H260-60-4A (remember that the 450 ozin is mutiplied by 4 with the transmissions so the end torque is 1800 ozin)
the following are the...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Mon 30 November 2009, 17:05
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Tue 24 November 2009, 18:01
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Mike,
I also wanted to add that the bearing...
Mike,
I also wanted to add that the bearing bosses (cups) were designed to fit into the holes cut into the existing motor plates that is why there is a shoulder on them and they are machined to fit...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Tue 24 November 2009, 16:57
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Mike,
the plates are basically the same it is...
Mike,
the plates are basically the same it is just mostly cosmetic..
you are correct the Z plate is modified, from the stock MM plate the only reason for this is to eliminate the funky bends on the...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Tue 24 November 2009, 09:32
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 19 November 2009, 18:28
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 19 November 2009, 18:01
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Replies: 449
Views: 481,192
Ries,
never apologize for asking questions, ...
Ries,
never apologize for asking questions,
you are correct in the respect that the bearings are wider than the metal plates the plates are 1/4 inch thick and the bearings are a little more than...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 19 November 2009, 17:00
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Replies: 449
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Thu 19 November 2009, 16:24
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Mon 16 November 2009, 09:30
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Replies: 449
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Thanks,
I do not intend on going anywhere,...
Thanks,
I do not intend on going anywhere, unless I get into big trouble,
I just want to clear the air so to speak and I know that some of the stuff I say is taken the wrong way I am the first to...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sun 15 November 2009, 16:15
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sun 15 November 2009, 16:11
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it has been brought to my attention that the...
it has been brought to my attention that the above statement has upset some of you,...the statement I made was in no way meant to be offensive, but I can see how it could be taken that way even...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sun 15 November 2009, 09:17
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I modified the Z,
and the rack,
and the...
I modified the Z,
and the rack,
and the spider, but the most important thing is to spend the time to make the machine right, pay attention to the details and tolerances, make sure things are...
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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains
Sat 14 November 2009, 13:59
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