THat is a great idea but did you see the designer's disclaimer? It reads....
I printed mine out of PLA and after about 15 minutes of high-speed use, > the flexible gear cracked. Printing out of other materials may give a > longer life, but really, any 3D printed gears are not really suitable for > high speed or extended use. I kind of disagree. If you print spur gears large enough they last for years. I'm using modulo 2.0 gears in PLA for a system that is powered by a NEMA23 motor. It will last for years. Another idea is to use TPU in place of the flex beams. Or better by far is a poured in polyurethane. Ir filling the space with silicone seal. On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 3:20 AM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 at 10:35, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > > I hadn't thought of that, changing filament is a pita, but worth the > > experiment. > > I think that I would be looking to change the design. Where is it > breaking? > > If you look at some other designs they incorporate flex-beams. > https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2951164 > (Not the same type of harmonic drive, it uses two internal gears with > the same diameter but different tooth counts) > I think that the way to make the one you have more robust will be to > make the strain gear more flexible (lower wall count, lower infil, > probably the reverse of what you have been doing) > > -- > 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, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
