On 19 February 2018 at 09:08, Marcus Bowman <marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> I am planning to renew my belts after some 13 years fairly heavy use > (ballscrews now worn), so I too have been pondering this problem. > The SDP/SI site at > http://www.sdp-si.com/products/details/timing-belt-detail.php#gt2 I have always used the metric "T" profile belts, also listed on the link above. I don't know if they are technically suprior or inferior to other systems, but they are readily available (from RS and other UK supliers) and I have a pully hob so can make my own pulleys. Here is a rather special one I made for a rotating ball-nut arrangement. (that's the ball nut in the middle). https://photos.app.goo.gl/1dJiuUVVdZmrghI93 It was for the X axis of my mill, which is why the hob feed rate was uneven and too fast. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users