#robotics Logs

Oct 14 2014

00:01 rue_shop2 b) have the system finished when you start wiring it up
00:01 rue_shop2 there isn't much stopping in the middle to drill an extra hole
00:02 rue_shop2 I also used 2 tensioner springs, I can see why that wont wrok
00:18 wolfmanjm I think the single most important thing I discovered about using cables is a thing called a moving knot :) It keeps things square, the ultimte applicatin of this is what we call the CoreXY drive in 3D printing
00:24 rue_shop2 dosn't google well, have a more specific name?
00:25 rue_shop2 http://cockrum.net/Moving_knot_diagram.jpg
00:25 rue_shop2 that?
01:47 wolfmanjm rue_shop2: yea that is one incarnation of it, I use that particular one on my Z platform to keep it straight, there are other types too. eg https://www.truwaysystems.com/Pages/Articles/CNC/EliminatingGantryRacking.aspx
01:49 wolfmanjm and then the ultimate use http://corexy.com/theory.html
02:00 rue_bed-aok cool
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