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Y carriage upgrade options

Posted by drmaestro 
Y carriage upgrade options
April 17, 2017 06:35PM
Hi,

Recently I have been able to find a local CNC shop, so now I have the ability to cut a CNC machined Y carriage. I do have a DXF of my current carriage, so I am going to modify it. I'd like to upgrade the unsupported 8 mm chrome plated rods that the carriage uses right now. I'll have 2 options: I could use fully supported rods (minimum I can find is 12 mm) or I could use linear rails (probably 12 mm miniatures would be enough). Which one would be the best option?

Thanks
Re: Y carriage upgrade options
April 17, 2017 08:34PM
Rails are going to be better id think. Quiet to boot as well.
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