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Sourcing neoprene

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Sourcing neoprene
October 05, 2014 06:05PM
I'm looking to upgrade my November 2012 Mendel90 to the latest and greatest version. The only real issue I'm having is some slipping on the left Z-axis motor-rod coupling. I think that I over-tightened the coupling way back in the initial build. The slipping doesn't really cause issues except that I have to adjust it before each print. So that's where I want to start my upgrade. That and it looks like a simple fix that will only have my printer down for minutes once I've printed new couplings.

Free shipping of electronic components from China has spoiled me and I'm having troubles coughing up $20 to ship the tubing when I only need 32mm of it. Has anybody found a decent source of it in North America (Canada would be even better)?
Re: Sourcing neoprene
October 05, 2014 07:48PM
This is what I found: Tubing. It works very well.
Re: Sourcing neoprene
October 05, 2014 09:56PM
Thanks Gary. That's better than what I had found on my own.
Re: Sourcing neoprene
October 05, 2014 11:05PM
You're welcome .. I hope it works for you. One note; I push as much tubing as possible onto the stepper motor shaft. That will increase the friction to the shaft and make slipping less likely.
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