3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

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3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by jhaupt » Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:57 pm

I've added cable chains to my M2 and I like it a lot.

Assembly instructions and a parts list here: http://justine-haupt.com/makergearm2/Ma ... ctions.pdf

STEPs and STLs: http://justine-haupt.com/makergearm2/

Uploaded to Thingiverse but I'm new to that and I still see the page as loading: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1001793

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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by jdacal » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:01 pm

Looks nice! Nice and neat.
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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by Jules » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:29 pm

Yup!.....Cool! 8-) Is there any benefit to the cable chain over the wrap? (Aside from the looks, which are rockin' a sweet hi-tech vibe!) :D

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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by jdacal » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:31 pm

If done properly it reduces tension on the cables, which reduces the chances of a cable breaking from flexing at odd angles. It also makes it much easier to replace a broken cable.
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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by Dale Reed » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:37 pm

jdacal wrote:If done properly it reduces tension on the cables, which reduces the chances of a cable breaking from flexing at odd angles. It also makes it much easier to replace a broken cable.
Jules wrote:Yup!.....Cool! 8-) Is there any benefit to the cable chain over the wrap? (Aside from the looks, which are rockin' a sweet hi-tech vibe!) :D
The biggest benefit, I believe, is that by forming straight lines of wire out to a known curve it distributes the flexing of the wires over the entire length of the wires and ensures they don't flex repeatedly at only a particular location. Using them with superflex wire (with way more way finer strands) would allow the wire to flex without breaking probably for millions of cycles, literally the life of the machine. Way more spendy, but way more reliable and awesomely industrial looking for sure!

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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by Jules » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:44 pm

Good to know - thanks jd & dale! Maybe next year - (I have sworn no more modifications to this thing this year! ROFL! Got to catch up with my profiles, i've completely lost control of them.) :o

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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by Dale Reed » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:50 pm

Hey, Justine! Thanks for all the great documentation and files on this --- STLs for all the printed parts, catalog numbers for all the purchased parts, and nice directions with pictures. For those following the thread, if you assembled your M2 from kit (as I did), this should be very straightforward to install. (Probably not bad for those purchasing the assembled M2 as well...) I had already bought a bunch of cable chain with the intent of doing this. You (Justine) just made this way too easy and not-ignorable --- thanks for giving this professional crastinator more work to do! ;-)

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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by Jules » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:58 pm

Dale Reed wrote:Hey, Justine! Thanks for all the great documentation and files on this --- STLs for all the printed parts, catalog numbers for all the purchased parts, and nice directions with pictures. For those following the thread, if you assembled your M2 from kit (as I did), this should be very straightforward to install. (Probably not bad for those purchasing the assembled M2 as well...) I had already bought a bunch of cable chain with the intent of doing this. You (Justine) just made this way too easy and not-ignorable --- thanks for giving this professional crastinator more work to do! ;-)
Wow, you're right - those are some excellent instructions! :D

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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by jdacal » Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:56 am

Awesome! I hadn't clicked on the links when I made my first post. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: 3-Axis Cable Chain Upgrade

Post by willnewton » Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:04 am

Nice Justine! Make sure to join the Makergear group on Thingiverse too.
I'm finally back to where I started two days ago!

A thread with some stuff in it I update every once in a while. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9
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