Prusa I3 X-Carriage For GT2 Belt 3D Printer Model

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Summary

There are a lot of very good X-Carriages out there with a lot of good features that I like but none of them got all of those on one X-Carriage.

I wanted a good hassle free and easy to use belt holder that is also small and compact such as the one from this carriage. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:840907

I wanted a big flat face that can take all different configurations of print heads. Single, dual, direct and bowden as I want to start experimenting with them. For that I also needed mounting holes that could accept fittings from 22mm up to 30 mm

The next requirement was a very sturdy but still compact bearing holder design that was capable to hold 4 LM8UU bearings as I might have some heavy payloads on it at some times.

Lastly I wanted a cable carrier support for my wiring as I want to install a semi permanent cable set on the printer that will be terminated at the carriage to enable plug and play print head replacement.

So I decided to draw up my own carriage that conform to my set of requirements.

What I still need to do is integrate an adjustable home sensor trigger for an Opto sensor as I have designed my new X Motor End with an integrated mount for the Opto sensor. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:922783

I can only do this when I have both the new carriage and motor end printed and installed on the printer so that I can get a good sense of what is needed,

So here it is, please comment if you can think of further enhancements for it.

Enjoy!

Update 2015-07-15
Added a version of the carrier without the cable chain holder

Update 2015-07-17
Added source files

X-Carriage_GT2.stl 431.2KB
X-Carriage_GT2_Belt_Holder.stl 234.4KB
X-Carriage_GT2_Complete.stl 1.2MB
X-Carriage_GT2_Mod1.step 7.2MB
X-Carriage_GT2_Mod1.stl 198.8KB
X-Carriage_GT2_Mod1.tcw 94.5KB
X-Carriage_GT2_with_Cable_Carrier.step 7.6MB
X-Carriage_GT2_with_Cable_Carrier.tcw 95.0KB