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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

Looks nice! Nice and neat.

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

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.

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

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!

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.)

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!

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!

Awesome! I hadn't clicked on the links when I made my first post. Thanks for sharing!

Nice Justine! Make sure to join the Makergear group on Thingiverse too.