1. Got a question or need help troubleshooting? Post to the troubleshooting forum or Search the forums!

Solved Need a new X belt

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by mclemens7, May 31, 2017.

Page 1 of 2
  1. mclemens7

    mclemens7 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2017
    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    6
    When I was trying to do dual extruders I had to cut my Y axis belt in half. I was wondering if I could purchase a replacement Y belt. Do you guys know where?
     
    #1 mclemens7, May 31, 2017
  2. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,912
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    #2 mark tomlinson, May 31, 2017
  3. mclemens7

    mclemens7 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2017
    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    6
    #3 mclemens7, May 31, 2017
  4. WheresWaldo

    WheresWaldo Volunteer ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    5,905
    Likes Received:
    3,593
    All the belts on the R1 are just lengths, not a loop in the bunch.
     
    #4 WheresWaldo, May 31, 2017
  5. mclemens7

    mclemens7 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2017
    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    6
    #5 mclemens7, May 31, 2017
  6. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,912
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    Why would you think that? You are wrong. The Y belt is not a loop
     
    #6 mark tomlinson, May 31, 2017
  7. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,912
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    Neither is the X :)
     
    #7 mark tomlinson, May 31, 2017
  8. mclemens7

    mclemens7 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2017
    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    6
    What i meant is its one piece it looks like the product that is on amazon(the link i sent). I know because I took the printer apart and i cut it myself
     
    #8 mclemens7, May 31, 2017
  9. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,912
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    The Y belt is not a loop.
    Trust me.
    It is a single strand of GT2 that runs between two end clamps and through the pulleys/stepper.
    The bed moves along the belt, not the other way around.

    If yours was different then I can't help you -- you must have something different
    @Geof
     
    #9 mark tomlinson, May 31, 2017
  10. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,912
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    The X is a 'loop' (technically) but one formed using ZipTies to hold the ends together :)
     
    #10 mark tomlinson, May 31, 2017
  11. Geof

    Geof Volunteer Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2015
    Messages:
    6,757
    Likes Received:
    2,339
    Y belt is standard belting as mark stated above. Not looped in anyway. You loop it around the belt tensioners bolted the y axis frame. If you take it apart you will see what we are referring to.

    How or why do you think you need a new y belt? I was well over 3K hours before I changed mine just because (no real reason just changed them)

    edit: scratch that, I read OP just now.
     
    #11 Geof, May 31, 2017
    mark tomlinson likes this.
  12. WheresWaldo

    WheresWaldo Volunteer ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    5,905
    Likes Received:
    3,593
    @mclemens7 Why are you being contrary, multiple posts have now said it is just a length, but you want to question it. Maybe we are just being dishonest and don't want your printer to work, please be reasonable. The R1 is not new and a lot of people have taken it apart and it is what it is, that's it, nothing more.
     
    #12 WheresWaldo, May 31, 2017
    Folk Hero and mark tomlinson like this.
  13. Geof

    Geof Volunteer Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2015
    Messages:
    6,757
    Likes Received:
    2,339
    give me 2 minutes. I'll take mine apart and put an end to this. Pictures coming shortly
     
    #13 Geof, May 31, 2017
  14. WheresWaldo

    WheresWaldo Volunteer ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    5,905
    Likes Received:
    3,593
    #14 WheresWaldo, May 31, 2017
  15. mclemens7

    mclemens7 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2017
    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    6
    im am very sorry, i meant the x, i mix them up. i did not mean to have a disagreement.
     
    #15 mclemens7, May 31, 2017
  16. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,912
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    X is still one segment held together with a loop of ZipTies. It is not a single-loop style belt. Otherwise it would not be adjustable as the belt stretches
     
    #16 mark tomlinson, May 31, 2017
  17. Geof

    Geof Volunteer Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2015
    Messages:
    6,757
    Likes Received:
    2,339
    20170531_145916.jpg
     
    #17 Geof, May 31, 2017
  18. WheresWaldo

    WheresWaldo Volunteer ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    5,905
    Likes Received:
    3,593
    See post #14
     
    #18 WheresWaldo, May 31, 2017
    Geof likes this.
  19. mclemens7

    mclemens7 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2017
    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    6
    Ok, let me get this straight y is what holds the extruder, correct?
     
    #19 mclemens7, May 31, 2017
  20. Geof

    Geof Volunteer Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2015
    Messages:
    6,757
    Likes Received:
    2,339
    The R1+ does have a 810 GT2 timing belt stock.
    yes its a continous belt, do not replace it with another continuous or you wont be able to tension it.
    buy standard GT2 belting and use zip ties to tension.
     
    #20 Geof, May 31, 2017
    WheresWaldo and mark tomlinson like this.
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page