[Lab] Fishing line for 3d printer??

[aaron at ottawarobotics.org]

I'm using fishing line on one of my printers (wrapped directly around 
the stepper motor shaft itself) and it works quite nicely. The line gets 
tensioned might tighter than my machines with belts... it sounds like a 
guitar string when done.

I've been running that printer for 2 months now without any issues.

Aaron


On 2014-04-02 13:10, Paul & Andrea Mumby wrote:
> How would you account for slippage? Timing belts have the advantage of
> being toothed.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Andrew Barbour
> <andrew.g.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am working on a 3D delta printer build and I am considering using
>> high test braided fishing line instead of timing belt.  
>> 
>> Does anyone happen to have any high test braided fishing line which
>> they could spare? Or.... if anyone wants to start a rostock variant
>> build I would be happy to welcome someone else along for the
>> journey.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Andrew
>> 
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