My custom Cartesian
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@joergs5 said in My custom Cartesian:
@mrehorstdmd please tell me what type the Gates GT2 is: do you mean a Poly Chain GT2, which is available as 8 MGT and 14MGT? The teeth are 8 and 14 mm apart, which confuses me a lot.
As someone else posted, I am using LL2MR09 belts. I do not see any difference in print quality between the no-name belts and the Gates belts, but rubber dust doesn't give me a lot of confidence in the long-term viability of the no-name belts.
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@mrehorstdmd Thank you to clearify. 09 has the disadvantage for me to replace everything. But for higher tension it may be woth it.
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@mrehorstdmd said in My custom Cartesian:
I do not see any difference in print quality between the no-name belts and the Gates belts, but rubber dust doesn't give me a lot of confidence in the long-term viability of the no-name belts.
At the time of purchasing these belts I did not have any clue of what I was doing.
By now I know that whenever I have to replace a belt I will also switch to a genuine Gates one. Even if it is just to get rid of the dust.@JoergS5 When I switch to Gates belts, I will purchase these. From all I know these really seem to be genuine Gates although coming from Hong Kong.
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@wilriker I am sure this puffy rice tastes very good
Thanks for the hint.
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@wilriker Well soon I will be able to tell you if those Wantai 42BYGHM810 are any good. I checked and ruled out everything but steppers, so I ordered these.
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@obeliks I have to admit I miss a little bit of reference of what problem you are trying to solve.
I thought about these motors now for a while. My largest uncertainty is the difference in motor length compared to what I currently have. Since I use dampers on the motors these additional 8mm could be a problem for at least Y axis as my holder for the heated bed has a rather small cut-out for the motor.
But then again, motors are probably not going to be the very next thing to exchange, so lots of more time to think about it.
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Heh, don't worry about it.
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@obeliks What I am very interested in is the question if these motors will have an audably different noise level and if so in which direction.
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I will measure before and after.
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@obeliks Cool, thanks! Looking forward to the results of that. Because if they are more silent, guess what's next on my to-do list.
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First thing, package was here in 3 working days and it came from Germany.
Now the big problem (maybe?), the shafts have no flat spot. At all.
Second small problem, the leads are short. -
@obeliks No flats is no big problem - all you need is a file. The shafts aren't usually hardened so it's easy to do.
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@deckingman Ah, not hardened, OK then. Thanks.
I haven't even tried, I'm just from the vacation. The good thing is that next week I'm still at home. -
@obeliks Yes it's dead easy to do. I've filed flats on all 10 of my motors.
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@obeliks said in My custom Cartesian:
First thing, package was here in 3 working days and it came from Germany.
Yeah, Wantai has a European warehouse in Hamburg here in Germany. So, if you ordered from their "EU Stock" it'll come from there.
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Results are in they are about 5dB quieter and 5°C cooler than stock A8 steppers
Also, it seems I am melting. -
@obeliks Definitely sounds great!
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Just like on A8 steppers 50%, so 1200mA in case of Wantai.
The loudest ones are Z-axis, but that is related to M5 leadscrew. -
Just wanted to say thank you for your build log.
I went a very similar route to you, started with an Anet A8 and am now left with a box full of spare bits that looks suspiciously like an Anet A8 (Only thing left is the stepper motors and guides)...
The Duet was a bit of a pain to configure after using Marlin but the first test benches turned out like a dream with your settings.
So thanks again!
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@witchdoctr said in My custom Cartesian:
The Duet was a bit of a pain to configure after using Marlin but the first test benches turned out like a dream with your settings.
I'm glad that this helped you.