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Actually, no. I was suggesting setting wheels side by side if you have enough room for them. [ATTACH] If not, the two plate system is workable...
Looks reasonable. You might consider taking the left over wheels from the X-axis and doubling up on the Y-axis, insetting them 25mm back from the...
Standard nuts both sides should be fine.
Are you talking about Ox plates or Sphinx plates?
Which style plates are you wanting to make?
There are a couple of issues that might pop up here. First the single bearing wheels may wobble. This will greatly affect the quality of your...
Remember with steel you can go thinner and still get the same stiffness. (Stiffness is what counts here not strength.) 7ga steel has about the...
There's really no magic to a lot of these plates. I don't know what kind of shop equipment you have access to but a number of forum members have...
Ref. note at bottom of 8mm Metric Acme Lead Screw. Actual length is 40mm longer than stated length which is sufficient for standard connections.
Shim the mini V-wheels, don't shim the regular solid V-wheels. And if you're really after accuracy, add a piece of aluminum tape beneath the nut...
Plate should glide easily over the profile but without any looseness or play.
Did you put the shim between the wheel and the 6mm spacer when you mounted the wheels? That's often where the problem lies. So either take the...
It's not specifically necessary. If you look through the builds about half do, half don't.
Software glitch.
You are correct but you have to be looking at the machine from the right direction. The photo at the top of the page shows the front of the...
It's not just you. There was a server migration over the weekend and links that reference openbuilds.org may no longer find their way home. But...
That would probably be a good idea.
Delrin wheels can develop temporary flat spots if pressure is too great. Check to be sure you haven't overtightened the eccentric nuts. Wheels...
With proper gantry plates you shouldn't have any issues pushing down on the roll with 25-30 pounds of force. Simple concept shown below using XL...
300mm. The file attachment issue has been resolved. Sketchup file attached.
