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hiwin linear rails on ebay
Hi i found hiwin linear rails on ebay about 4 foot long comes in pairs with 4 trucks. By the time i did the math on the custom made rails with angle iron and the crazy expesive v bearings i decided for the little extra cost to go with the linear rails look into them see if they will work for you im very pleased with them.
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Kyle A photo of your modification would be greatly appreciated please.
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I saved money where i could. I work at a sheet metal fabrication shop so i knew where i could change some things... I didnt have anything cut out by laser. But i wish i had now but its to late. But this is the modified z and x axiis.
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Impressive! That must had cost a bump! Did you shim the rail? & how do you make the rail straight?
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The price was about 500 in the end i believe. But the best way to get the rail straight is a laser jet. I used a cnc punch but the problem turned out that the punch slightly warped the 1/4" material so i had to restraighten it which led to boaring out the holes in the rails in some locations. Then i tapped the wholes with a 1/4-20 roll form tap. And all the holes where precisely placed so all i ahd to do was mill the end of each rail till the nested perfectly together. I have not shimmed my rails yet since I have not finished everything on the machine and its not sitting where im keeping the machine. I know the machine wont flex much but i figure its a waste of time at this point.
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very cool thanks for the pic's
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Kyle,
I've been looking at linear bearings too. What size did you use and how are they holding up? Also, how did you determine size? Thanks, Terry |
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