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Friday, July 16, 2010

CNC build ditches rods for hardboard - Hack a Day

CNC build ditches rods for hardboard

posted Jul 16th 2010 8:00am by Mike Szczys
filed under: cnc hacks

This is a redesigned x-axis for [Peter Jansen's] selective laser sintering rig. We looked in on his SLS project last month and since then he’s been refining the design. The new component uses a rack and pinion system, relying on some Kapton tape to reduce friction for a nice smooth slide. One stepper motor powers the laser-cut gear box with four gears interfacing the sled to the frame for stable and accurate motion. Now he’s just got to work out the math/physics that go into finding the optimal gear ratios as this prototype is just a rough guess. If you’ve got the skills to work it out please lend [Peter] a hand as we’re quite excited with where this is going.

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Go there...
http://hackaday.com/2010/07/16/cnc-build-ditches-rods-for-hardboard/

Don

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