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Flex shaft mount
Description
The idea of this experiment is to test remote motor drive of an extruder. This object is the same face size as a Nema17 stepper and holds a flex shaft with a remote stepper.
Instructions
Vitamins from Mcmaster Carr
5x M3 nuts/bolts
4447A96 Replacement Flexible Shaft
4447A97 Replacement Sheath
57485K65 Metric Set Screw Shaft Collar Steel, 5 mm Bore, 12.7 mm OD, 6 mm Width
2640T16 Metric Acetal Sleeve Bearing for 12mm Shaft Dia, 18mm OD, 10mm Length
Put nut in inside trap
Insert shaft and sheath through rear of block (Note: OD is 0.7mm to large)
Put screw in case side to hold sheath
Put Set Screw Shaft Collar over protruding shaft and thighten set screw
Press Sleeve Bearing into the block over the shaft collar
5x M3 nuts/bolts
4447A96 Replacement Flexible Shaft
4447A97 Replacement Sheath
57485K65 Metric Set Screw Shaft Collar Steel, 5 mm Bore, 12.7 mm OD, 6 mm Width
2640T16 Metric Acetal Sleeve Bearing for 12mm Shaft Dia, 18mm OD, 10mm Length
Put nut in inside trap
Insert shaft and sheath through rear of block (Note: OD is 0.7mm to large)
Put screw in case side to hold sheath
Put Set Screw Shaft Collar over protruding shaft and thighten set screw
Press Sleeve Bearing into the block over the shaft collar
License
Flex shaft mount by RoyOnWheels is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.

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