30s Ultimaker belt tensioner
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Published on July 15, 2012
Description
Printing in the middle of the night requires a well thought-out strategy and timesaving operations.
The belts on my Ultimaker badly needed some more tension, but I did not had the time to print one of the brilliant designs, available from Thingiverse.
I sneaked into the childrens room and sto..., well, borrowed some Lego parts for the 30 seconds Ultimaker belt tensioner.
The belts on my Ultimaker badly needed some more tension, but I did not had the time to print one of the brilliant designs, available from Thingiverse.
I sneaked into the childrens room and sto..., well, borrowed some Lego parts for the 30 seconds Ultimaker belt tensioner.
Instructions
PROS:
- ultrafast installation
CONS:
- You'll need children, preferably in your house
(at least regarding the acquisition of required parts).
- You'll have to be VERY quiet!
If an eye opens - pray.
- You'd better keep your hands off already assembled
parts your kids built. It's not worth it, really.
This would ruin a complete weekend...
For the fun of it, I included an STL model, but
it's not recommended to print it.
Gähn ;-)
- ultrafast installation
CONS:
- You'll need children, preferably in your house
(at least regarding the acquisition of required parts).
- You'll have to be VERY quiet!
If an eye opens - pray.
- You'd better keep your hands off already assembled
parts your kids built. It's not worth it, really.
This would ruin a complete weekend...
For the fun of it, I included an STL model, but
it's not recommended to print it.
Gähn ;-)
License
30s Ultimaker belt tensioner by FMMT666 is licensed under the Attribution - Creative Commons license.
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I used 7 hole pieces instead of the 5 hole pictured, and used 4 pegs to add more tension to some of the belts. This works beautifully for all but the belt on the back, which rubs on the Z rods.
Thanks!
Strange...
Maybe you assembled the Ultimaker the wrong way ;-))
On my machine, I have more than 5mm space between the tensioner and the Z-rod...