[Lab] Fishing line for 3d printer??

[aaron at ottawarobotics.org]

I haven't noticed any backlash due to it. I'm using 50 pound line. It 
isn't like the regular clear fishing line that a cheaper fishing rod 
might use. This stuff looks more like black thread. The brand name is 
Trilene. I can't remember the exact model of line, but it was the 
fluorocarbon stuff. It is designed to not stretch and is resistant to 
fish teeth cutting it.

This printer (a modified SmartRap) is using a bowden tube so there isn't 
much mass to it. The bed is also just a bit of plastic and glass. A 
heavy system might have more trouble.

Aaron


On 2014-04-02 13:21, Paul & Andrea Mumby wrote:
> Interesting! Will have to keep that in mind. Do you get backlash
> introduced by bounce in head travel? (due to the moving mass and the
> elasticity of the line?). What kinds of feed rates can you support?
> 
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:15 PM, <aaron at ottawarobotics.org> wrote:
> 
>> 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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