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Built the system for assembling the gantry with straight angles

A project log for Linear Slide CNC

I bought a set of sturdy-looking 20mm rods with linear bearings, and I'm working to build a CNC with it. All the blueprints in OnShape.

alex-gontmakherAlex Gontmakher 12/14/2017 at 12:000 Comments

I think it's important to keep the gantry with angles as close to 90 degrees as possible (I guess it can be compensated for in software, but better to be precise).

The construction of angles keeps the angles close to 90 degrees, but it's short, so I think it won't be able to keep angles precise enough.

I got a sturdy mechanical angle, and now I need to connect it to the gantry. 3D printing to the rescue!

Here is how it looks connected to the angle:

I need to tighten it onto the frame, and what's better for that than tried and true zipties. Lucky I have a tensioner tool, couldn't do it by hand:

And the end result is:

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