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Walt Langhans
10-06-2014, 10:25 AM
Hey guys!

I remember a while back a discussion about belts on a chinese laser. Some one had a link to a belt that would work, but was better quality that came with the chinese machines. Anyone remember who that was or the link to the better belts?

Thanks
Walt

Jacob Davalos
10-06-2014, 10:28 AM
mcmaster carr would probably have what you are looking for.

Rich Harman
10-06-2014, 5:53 PM
That was probably me. I replaced the belt with a higher quality one - had to replace the drive pulley too, and enjoyed improved precision for a period of time. Then the same issue resurfaced. I think it has been about a year now that I switched to #25 chain for the x axis.

The chain has been pretty good but I still have the issue where two identical pieces cut in different locations are not exactly the same size. They are closer with the chain than they were with belts but still not perfect. The difference is a few thousands so not an issue for most things.