[Lab] Fishing line for 3d printer??

[Britta Evans-Fenton]

Very interesting! Just as a side note, is anyone interested in a 3D
print-a-thon again this year?

Britta
*Technical Coordinator *
Artengine.ca


On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:43 PM, <aaron at ottawarobotics.org> wrote:

> 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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