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*It would be printed flat and merged together | ===Flat Method=== | ||
*It would be printed flat in a strip or strips and merged together once done | |||
===Vertical Loop Method=== | |||
*Printed in one peice in a circular loop | |||
[[File:beltgt2.png|400px]] | |||
===Vertical Snake=== | |||
*Prints a snaking ribbon with the thin edge contacting the print bed | |||
*Hybrid of the flat and vertical methods | |||
*Requires post merging, but maximises printable amount | |||
==Conveyor Belt Printer== | ==Conveyor Belt Printer== | ||
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*[[3D Printed Belts]] - clothing. | *[[3D Printed Belts]] - clothing. | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 14 April 2020
Basics
- This page goes over the use of FDM 3D Printers to produce GT2 Belts
- This would allow the Universal Axis to be all OSE made minus the rods and screws
Print Methods
D3D
Flat Method
- It would be printed flat in a strip or strips and merged together once done
Vertical Loop Method
- Printed in one peice in a circular loop
Vertical Snake
- Prints a snaking ribbon with the thin edge contacting the print bed
- Hybrid of the flat and vertical methods
- Requires post merging, but maximises printable amount
Conveyor Belt Printer
- With one of these, the belt could be printed near continously and cut + fused when needed
Section Fusing Methods
Hot Plate Welding
- Did some research and this is supposedly the technical industry name for this process
- For OSE Use perhaps a soldering iron on low, and a custom toolhead (flat metal rectangle slightly more wide than the belt?)
Files
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:165792
- Seems to work:
Cost Analysis
At 2 grams/6 inch - or 10 grams per 30" of the D3D Pro 8" bed - This makes 50 g for 5 axes (12.5 feet), or $1.5 belt cost with $30/kg filament. Compare to $5 for 30'. Price is about 1/2 as much for the 3D printed version using COTS filament, and much cheaper once own filament is made.
See Also
Useful Links
- 3D Printed Belts - clothing.