Motor drive belt tightness
Posted by
CalBoy101
on 2005-06-01 20:00:21 UTC
I bought a retrofitted Bridgeport clone mill that has size 42 stepper
motors on it. The controller was blown up and in the process of trying
to debug it the previous owner had loosened up all the belts on the
machine.
It has 5/8" wide Gates type cogged belts on X and Y and a 3/8" wide
Gates belt on the Z axis.
Is there a "rule of thumb" for how tight these belts should be?
Thanks,
Paul T.
motors on it. The controller was blown up and in the process of trying
to debug it the previous owner had loosened up all the belts on the
machine.
It has 5/8" wide Gates type cogged belts on X and Y and a 3/8" wide
Gates belt on the Z axis.
Is there a "rule of thumb" for how tight these belts should be?
Thanks,
Paul T.
Discussion Thread
CalBoy101
2005-06-01 20:00:21 UTC
Motor drive belt tightness
Jon Elson
2005-06-01 23:00:27 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Motor drive belt tightness
gary
2005-06-02 10:34:50 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Motor drive belt tightness