Belt tensioner and mounting reinvented

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I made a redesign on the belt mounting/tensioning as I was not pleased with the original! :slight_smile:
This mod allows tensioning the belt independently and fine tuning the belt mounting on the shaft sledge.
Actually here are two mods that can be used either together or separately.
I made one of both for one axis as other is a “fixed position” type and the other allows fine tuning of sledge position.

This type locks the belt from the left side while allowing tensioning with the middle screw and then securing with the rightmost screw.

This type has separate belt tensioner and an adjustable (2mm) belt mounting. This allows fine tuning of the belt/sledge mounting.

Belt adjustment has never been such a joy! :slight_smile:

You can have them here: thingiverse.com/thing:691419

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Has anyone else made these yet? Do they need to be improved somehow?

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I didn’t made them since my belts are fine.

Cheers,
Dylan

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why is the ‘locking piece’ in sldprt format and how can I open it?

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These look good. I have had issues with mine in the past, so if / when it returns I’’ try these. Thanks for making them available.

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My mistake, uploaded wrong file. Now there is the stl file.