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This is indeed a very elegant fastening method. I wouldn't be surprised if the designer of that CNC machine borrowed it from the popular Prusa MK2 3D printer,
by teraflop 2mo ago
This is indeed a very elegant fastening method.
I wouldn't be surprised if the designer of that CNC machine borrowed it from the popular Prusa MK2 3D printer, which uses a very similar design for its Y-axis belt: https://help.prusa3d.com/guide/2-y-axis-assembly_79992#81120 https://help.prusa3d.com/guide/2-y-axis-assembly_79992#81120
- butvacuum 2mo agoIt's been a standard method for decades. Theres a lot of cases where even the center post isn't required as the zero radius 180 won't fit back through the slot.
- butvacuum 2mo agoself reply: I didn't mean to sound dismissive, just that it's way older than 3d printers. Overall I'd classify this as a "Gutless wonder": Something Engineered that seems like it'd be complex, but has been cleverly reduced to a triviality.0