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