[chbot] Banggood?

[Andrew Errington]

Thanks Jeremy.  A quick Google gets me some local suppliers and places to
look.

My problem may then come down to tensioning the cord.  We'll see.

Thanks,

Andrew

On Sep 25, 2017 1:31 PM, "Jeremy Reeve" <jsr73 at uclive.ac.nz> wrote:


Hi Andrew,


I know some people who used something called Spectra Line as a drive for
their Cerberus delta type printer (1m tall).  http://www.spectrafishing.com/
It's a fibre rather than monofilament.  There are some special
grooved bobbins available to fit stepper motors but I don't know where they
came from.  Maybe getting the required tension is still a problem for your
application though.

Jeremy


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*From:* Chchrobotics <chchrobotics-bounces at lists.ourshack.com> on behalf of
Andrew Errington <erringtona at gmail.com>
*Sent:* Monday, 25 September 2017 10:00 a.m.
*To:* Christchurch Robotics
*Subject:* Re: [chbot] Banggood?

Thanks everyone.  I'll start using them.

As I said, I have never had a problem with DX, it's just that they aren't
stocking the esoteric items I'm looking for.

At the moment I am looking for GT2 belt (as used in 3D printers) in white,
because I am going to use it for automatic curtains, and black would look
bad.

DX has 10m in black (only) for $8, BG has it in white for $12.  DX has no
stock of the GT2 pulleys, BG has all the popular variants.

I have also noticed a few guys on TradeMe are reselling a lot of the cool
modules, parts, and tools that you see on the Chinese sites.  I ordered
some black GT2 belt and some pulleys for more testing.  I'll get them in a
couple of days, but they're more expensive of course.

I tried using builder's line.  It doesn't stretch but I can't get the
tension I want.  I tried fishing line, but it does stretch, and I found it
snarling up on the drive pulley.

Thanks,

Andrew



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