I will let others answer the belt question but I want to clarify that I do not have a problem with skipped steps running the lowrider at the speed it was designed for. I am pushing it at least twice as fast as Ryan has built it for because I have such low axial load with the drag knife.
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A few observations:
- Welcome aboard! It’s always good to see someone new!
- Go ahead and start a new topic in the appropriate section, there really are no stupid questions around here (only silly answers).
- For the most part, Ryan has over-engineered the bejeesus out of both the MPCNC and the LR2. Yes, people talk about tweaking this or that, or complain about theoretical losses or weaknesses in the design, but when taken in the whole, and in light of the specified design goals, these machines are exceedingly over-engineered. Just look at the CNC drag race thread.
- DO NOT BUY STEEL-REINFORCED BELTS! It may seem like a good way to avoid belt stretch, but it’s a recipe for stretched belts. The steel can’t handle the repeated flex, stresses, and breaks, and then the belt is nothing but stretch. The fiberglass-reinforced belts stand up to the flexing just fine, and the design doesn’t get anywhere near the limits of the belts tension.
- Again, welcome to the
nutfun house!
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Skipped steps aren’t jumping belt teeth, they’re all magnetic step skips. Bigger belts won’t get you anything.
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Ah, OK. Good to know. Thanks!