Assembly (Primo) : belts slip from slide during tensioning

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As subject says; slide and corner interface very nicely, sizes all look appropriate, nothing needed sanding or trimming after printing – but belt slips from slides during tension ritual.

I’m using the belt supplied from the V1 kit and it routed fine, no problems there.

I’m considering :

  1. reprinting the belt sliders with a slightly bumped up extrusion factor in an effort to cause the internal cavern of the belt slide to be a bit narrower and exert more pressure on the belt

  2. using a dot of superglue to connect the belt loop after installed into the belt slide.

I dislike the second solution, it feels hacky – any wisdom from the MPCNC gurus would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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Stick some strips of card, aslong as the belt teeth mesh and have tension keeping them together should be alright. Did it myself and cut galore with no issues.

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Will do. Thanks for the advice.

Will report back on my success.

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worked well. I used some card stock that had adhesive on both sides; worked fine.

I still think it’s a bit hacky – maybe i’ll figure something out more permanent in the future – but it worked out fine so far for some light foam cuts.

Cheers.

2021-10-21
2021-10-214032×3024 3.22 MB

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