Hi, Recently I have been able to find a local CNC shop, so now I have the ability to cut a CNC machined Y carriage. I do have a DXF of my current carriage, so I am going to modify it. I'd like to upgrade the unsupported 8 mm chrome plated rods that the carriage uses right now. I'll have 2 options: I could use fully supported rods (minimum I can find is 12 mm) or I could use linear rails (probably 12 mm miniatures would be enough). Which one would be the best option? Thanks https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,762945,762945#msg-762945 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:57:29 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,762945,762950#msg-762950 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,762945,762950#msg-762950 Floyd Reprappers Mon, 17 Apr 2017 20:34:42 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,762945,762945#msg-762945 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,762945,762945#msg-762945
Recently I have been able to find a local CNC shop, so now I have the ability to cut a CNC machined Y carriage. I do have a DXF of my current carriage, so I am going to modify it. I'd like to upgrade the unsupported 8 mm chrome plated rods that the carriage uses right now. I'll have 2 options: I could use fully supported rods (minimum I can find is 12 mm) or I could use linear rails (probably 12 mm miniatures would be enough). Which one would be the best option?

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