Re: HTD belts and pulleys: transmission

Tim, I have visited your site. I have paid atention in your Proxxon
conversion. In this moment I am downloading the photograps and I will
study them. My question is if you are happy (accuracy) with this
solution. Is a simple tube what you have from stepper motors to
machines axis? Is enough strong?

Best regards,

Salvador.


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > Hi Salvador
> >
> > If you decide to use timing belts I would suggest
> > Gates GT type. They have about the best registration accuracy.
>
> Remember, while it is true in the bigger, better, faster, more

power, my

> dad can whoop your dad ego building manner that us men approach

things,

> that the HD and GT series belts do have better specs in regards to
> registration accuracy, there have been a lot of machines built over

the

> years and still running that use the XL and L series belts. While

the

> tendency is to want to over build and over spec everything on a

machine

> the results will not be based on the best component you put in the
> system, but the worst. With all the possible places to have losses

of

> accuracy the difference between the older trapezoidal shape belts

and

> the newer rounded tooth belts are probably not the major factor in

most

> of our machines.
>
> Tim
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