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FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors

Posted by ericg

ericg

FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 07, 2018 06:14PM

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A few years ago I saw a reference here to another site that showed how to get 2D XY motion using two stationary motors (one for X and the other for Y) and cables (fireline) and pulleys. When I saw it, I thought that was clever. Now it is exactly what I need for a new 3D printer that I'm planning. For the life of me I cannot remember or figure how it was done. Can anyone help?

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VDX

Re: FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 07, 2018 07:41PM

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the_digital_dentist

Re: FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 07, 2018 09:09PM

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Maybe you're thinking of a coreXY mechanism: [corexy.com]

Son of MegaMax 3D printer: [www.instructables.com]
Ultra MegaMax Dominator 3D printer: [drmrehorst.blogspot.com]

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ericg

Re: FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 08, 2018 10:42PM

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Thanks Viktor, that certainly is minimalist, but a bit too much for my needs

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Diggrr

Re: FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 10, 2018 02:12AM

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There is also the DW-BOT (Dualwire-gantry) on Thingiverse..Link Here
Very clever system with separate X & Y, not like a Core system.

Blended with polygohell's solution to stop the wire from "walking" up and down the spools, I think it would be sweet.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2018 02:21AM by Diggrr.

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o_lampe

Re: FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 10, 2018 12:46PM

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I don't like the length-difference between the fishinglines of X- and Y-axes. I can't explain why, it's just gut feeling

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Diggrr

Re: FireLine 2D motion with pulleys and two stationary motors
July 10, 2018 02:38PM

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Thought on this for a bit, but the ratio is roughly 5:6 for string length, and shouldn't react vastly different from each other.

The longer section does carry the greater load though...hmm.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2018 02:42PM by Diggrr.