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  1. #1
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    DIY Cable Carrier

    Hello everyone,

    Just thought I post a link to my cable carrier video. It's a very simple design. Enjoy.

    DIY Cable Carrier for Homemade CNC Router - YouTube

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    I like it, could you post the cad files here???
    Art
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    I agree.
    Welcome aboard.
    That looks very cool.
    Echain has gotten a bit more affordable lately, but it can't rival that affordability if you already have the machine. You could easily cut out of different types of plastics.
    Lee

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    Thar chain is awesome. I have found others, but this seems the simplist and not scews or fasteners. I would like to see g-code, and cad. Are you going to post? Great work!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishin_fl View Post
    Thar chain is awesome. I have found others, but this seems the simplist and not scews or fasteners. I would like to see g-code, and cad. Are you going to post? Great work!

    fishin_fl

    I don't think I can post g-code files. But if you send me an email, I'll attach it on my reply.

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by rogerquin View Post
    fishin_fl

    I don't think I can post g-code files. But if you send me an email, I'll attach it on my reply.

    Thanks
    Gcode won't do much good really.
    If you want to share, then the DXF file will upload here.
    Personally I'd love to have it.

    Gcode itself is very personal developed for only one machine. Like noses, everyone's are different.
    Lee

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    I would love to see the DXF file too, and then it would help others as well down the road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeWay View Post
    Gcode won't do much good really.
    If you want to share, then the DXF file will upload here.
    Personally I'd love to have it.

    Gcode itself is very personal developed for only one machine. Like noses, everyone's are different.
    OK. I just figured out how to convert SKP to DXF. Here's the file. Hope it works.

    Thanks
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    Nice job. Thanks for sharing..
    Forget about global warming...Visualize using your turn signal!

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    I'm going to give it a go tonight I think, it really is a unique and elegant glueless design!

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    Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

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    Thanks for sharing!

    I'm confused though as to which part keeps the sides from falling off. I read on your youtube link's comments where you stated "No. I uploaded the video before finishing the mounting ends. The carrier ends have a double cross piece that holds everything in place. Thanks"

    I watched the video carefully and have determined which part goes where (after looking at the dxf file) but the dxf doesn't show the "Double Cross Piece" or at least I'm not understanding which one it is.

    Thanks for any clarity you could bring to this,
    Regards,
    Vogavt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vogavt View Post
    Thanks for sharing!

    I'm confused though as to which part keeps the sides from falling off. I read on your youtube link's comments where you stated "No. I uploaded the video before finishing the mounting ends. The carrier ends have a double cross piece that holds everything in place. Thanks"

    I watched the video carefully and have determined which part goes where (after looking at the dxf file) but the dxf doesn't show the "Double Cross Piece" or at least I'm not understanding which one it is.

    Thanks for any clarity you could bring to this,
    Regards,
    Vogavt
    Perhaps I should have uploaded something more complete. The uploaded dxf doesn't include the ends either. I hope the pictures clarify how the carrier ends work. The second cross piece (looks like an upside down U) stops the previous cross section from sliding towards the end and allowing the sides to come apart. If you're interested, I can you the dxf for the ends.

    Thanks
    rogerquin

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    Thanks! That would be nice if I had the whole package and I truly appreciate you sharing.

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    Hello everyone,

    The files below are the updated DXF files for the cable carrier including the carrier end file.

    Thanks
    rogerquin

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    Once again, thanks for sharing.
    It's not mentioned in the files what thickness the materilal should be for all this to work, but best I can tell from measuring the dog-bone shaped openings in the side plates (which is 0.13") is suspect you made this out of 1/8" (0.125") material.

    Am I correct?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vogavt View Post
    Once again, thanks for sharing.
    It's not mentioned in the files what thickness the materilal should be for all this to work, but best I can tell from measuring the dog-bone shaped openings in the side plates (which is 0.13") is suspect you made this out of 1/8" (0.125") material.

    Am I correct?
    Yes. 1/8" thickness is correct. FYI the files I uploaded today were re-created and have better geometry.

    Thanks
    rogerquin

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    Very nice job !

    I register to cnc-zone, to get the dxf, and I think i will in a little time, make my own for my cnc machine.
    Thank you very much for sharing !!!!

    and Congratulation !!!

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    I liked your design so much after making the original size that I doubled the size to fit my router. In a way of saying thanks for your design I have uploaded a double size cable carrier.

    Still uses 1/8" material and an 1/8" bit.

    My DXF is in millimeters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanthegreat1 View Post
    I liked your design so much after making the original size that I doubled the size to fit my router. In a way of saying thanks for your design I have uploaded a double size cable carrier.

    Still uses 1/8" material and an 1/8" bit.

    My DXF is in millimeters.
    I looked at the file and it looks great! I think with the larger size, the pivot point can be moved around to accommodate larger cables. Thanks for sharing.

    rogerquin

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