E-Brake for Belted Z axis

Well after several cuss words and putting the matches down twice I got the springs installed-ish. No way I can print with them installed like they are. This was all I could come up with quick to just get a test. And those damn nuts under the Z motor mount… :man_facepalming: I forgot all about them and the first one dropped out. Trying to get it back in and dropped it again… now cant find that thing with a search warrant. luckily I had a few more. fought and fought with that to find out in the end the tip of the screw was messed up. New screw and got that one back in. the other 2 I knew damn well to make sure that nut didn’t fall out LOL.

Here is a short video of the test. It didn’t do right. the one on the right side bound up on the motor. After the video I figured that out and bumped it and it lowered down nicely. Only issue I see is how the hell to mount these things where they aren’t in the way. They are not small at all.

That’s possible but will need some kind of 3d printed part to hang it from. Nothing I have around here that I can think of anyways will work. And a zip tie wouldn’t last long. these things are SHARP.

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