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  1. #1
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    Need Help--Saturn I rack spacers

    Hi Guys.

    I have a Saturn I 4x4 machine and am installing the black rack spacers
    that Nate kindly sent me. Nate sent me 6 spacer bars and a bag of longer
    machine screws to install them.

    Do you install two spacer bars per side or four spacer bars per side to extend
    the toothed rack outward?

    The reason I ask is the fact that I have six spacers. If it is two per side then
    I have two left over. If it is four per side, then I am two short.

    To me, it seems I should have either 4 or 8 spacers not six. Can you clarify this, please?

    Also when installing the spacers, they do not butt end-to-end but have a gap
    of about two inches between them. I assume this is correct?

    Thank you!
    Redcedar

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    Re: Need Help--Saturn I rack spacers

    Quote Originally Posted by Redcedar View Post
    Hi Guys.

    I have a Saturn I 4x4 machine and am installing the black rack spacers
    that Nate kindly sent me. Nate sent me 6 spacer bars and a bag of longer
    machine screws to install them.

    Do you install two spacer bars per side or four spacer bars per side to extend
    the toothed rack outward?

    The reason I ask is the fact that I have six spacers. If it is two per side then
    I have two left over. If it is four per side, then I am two short.

    To me, it seems I should have either 4 or 8 spacers not six. Can you clarify this, please?

    Also when installing the spacers, they do not butt end-to-end but have a gap
    of about two inches between them. I assume this is correct?

    Thank you!
    Redcedar
    2 per 54 in rack. 3 racks makes 6 spacers. Don’t forget the rack on the X-Axis.

    The spacers will have a small gap between them. Drop them in from the top. The easiest way is to put the bolts in that hold the rack and leave a gap, then drop the spacer in from the top.
    Fine Line Automation
    www.finelineautomation.com

  3. #3
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    Re: Need Help--Saturn I rack spacers

    Thank you, Nate!

    I appreciate the quick response and the clarification.
    You are correct, I had forgotten about the rack on the X-Axis.

    Now I can back to work on my machine! Thank you again.

    All the best.
    David

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    Re: Need Help--Saturn I rack spacers

    Not that you need this, David, but I did a video on installing the spacers -

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx5lJU2Tup8

    David
    David
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  5. #5
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    Re: Need Help--Saturn I rack spacers

    Quote Originally Posted by difalkner View Post
    Not that you need this, David, but I did a video on installing the spacers -

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx5lJU2Tup8

    David

    Thank you, David.
    That's an excellent video.

    I got the two Y-Axis spacers installed yesterday
    and will do the X-Axis today.

    Please keep posting videos! They are very
    helpful to me as I am just starting out.

    All the best to you.

    David

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