I think you want it as hard as you can that still last a decent amount of time.. Too rubbery and there will be more toque flex...
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 11:58 AM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are some other printable filaments that are far more flexible. More > like rubber. Would perhaps that material work better? > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: March-19-21 8:03 AM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Maybe a minimally printed harmonic drive? > > > > So - this didn't make it 6 hours with the steppers running 833rpm > > (3000deg/min at the face plate) (forward reverse some positioning...) > > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210317_073558.jpg > > > > Now - I am sure it would last longer if it was run slower... The flex > gear > > now has the consistency of chocolate.. It just crumbles. > > > > So - I printed the flex gear out of petg. As of this morning it has run > > for 12 hours and still positions correctly. I would say - if it last a > > good 24 hours - it will be perfect for a hobby 4th axis. It isn't going > to > > be run like this in normal situations and you can always print more > gears... > > > > sam > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
