fishing line instead of belts hi! has anyone investigated about replacing timing belts with spectra fishing line? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180526#msg-180526 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:35:15 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,181079#msg-181079 Re: fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,181079#msg-181079
An m8 rod with a perforation to thread the line, coupled to the motor shaft or with gears.

For mounting all this, i was thinking on mixing a double y motor mount with a 608zz bearing support.]]> nic0laz General Mendel Topics Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:47:19 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180935#msg-180935 Re: fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180935#msg-180935
The 0.3mm thick steel wire had 3 windings on the spools and the windings moved slightly when pulling the arm and head over the complete way, but this wasn't measurable in this accuracy ranges ...]]> VDX General Mendel Topics Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:54:30 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180923#msg-180923 Re: fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180923#msg-180923 Marcx General Mendel Topics Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:18:13 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180561#msg-180561 Re: fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180561#msg-180561
They had no backlash or noticeable elasticity and were accurate to 0.02mm ,,,]]> VDX General Mendel Topics Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:28:11 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180553#msg-180553 Re: fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180553#msg-180553
The main idea is to minimize backslash and improve speed.

Is it worth it?]]> nic0laz General Mendel Topics Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:33:48 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180533#msg-180533 Re: fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180533#msg-180533 VDX General Mendel Topics Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:34:14 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180526#msg-180526 fishing line instead of belts https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,180526,180526#msg-180526
has anyone investigated about replacing timing belts with spectra fishing line?]]> nic0laz General Mendel Topics Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:04:22 -0500