The file 'Prism Z Belt Springy Idler 3D Printer Model' is (scad,stl) file type, size is 7.8KB.
This is a an idler for the Z axis belt of your Prism Reprap (design by by Buback)
Its two primary purposes are : to be able to use a longer closed belt, like found for instance in original Mendel belts set, and to dampen the wobbling given by printed Z pulleys (sometimes a little oval).
The side effect bonuses are : better belt path with more teeth engaged on the driving and driven pulleys, easy belt tension adjustment.
Z_idler.scad | 3.8KB | |
Z_idler.stl | 103.5KB |