Summary

For Splitting Syncroflex type belts from 10mm to make two 5mm belts for Reprap's & Repstraps. without having a reprap or repstrap to print the belt splitter parts.

Reprap WIKI Link

http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Huxley_Seedling#Belt_Splitter_drawings

This is a money saving tool:-

Wider syncroflex belts are not as expensive as buying two smaller belts

Do Not use the Drawing.dxf

Instructions

Do Not use the Drawing.dxf file it is only there to show a picture of the PDF file.

Use 3mm Perspex,MDF,PLy,hardboard

Make it at home print it to scale stick with glue stick onto 3mm MDF or hard board.

Drill out the 10 x 4mm holes using a hand drill, electric drill, dremel

Drill out the ends of the 4mm slots ie (4 x 4mm holes) using a hand drill, electric drill, dremel

Cutting MDF or hardboard with a craft knife/stanley knife is done by making repeated cuts/scores on the line don't try to do it in one cut!!

Use a stanley knife or Dremel to cut out the lines of the 2 x 4mm slots. Now you can cut the 2 blade slots they are 0.8mm wide I used a small craft knife then snapped the slither out.

Check you have all the holes drilled and the 4 slots cut out before cutting the outlines. This is done using a dremel saw, hack saw, craft saw or even using the craft knife scoreing method.

Assemble it using 4mm screws.

Instructions for use of the belt splitter tool > http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/Belt_splitter_jig