Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] XL timing belts or substitute

At 08:15 PM 4/29/02 -0000, you wrote:

>I am working on a XY table and have perhaps built myself into a
>corner. The x-axis is 48" and I was planning on using an XL
>Geartooth timing belt (96") to drive the router trolley across this
>distance.

Use Berg's cable belt. I've driven stuff this way. Don't need a closed
loop, can anchor the ends together on the slider and run the rest over the
motor pulley and idler.

Regards, Hoyt

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