Re: Best belt drive ever! (If I do say so myself)
Originally Posted by
Low-Alloy
Has anybody considered having the bottom, static, belt be mounted on the moving table and the motor and dynamic belt be mounted stationary to the frame? I don't know how well it work, but in some designs, like a large moving table, I would think it would be easier for speed reducing/torq increasing pulley setups and larger motors to be mounted to the machine frame instead of traveling back and forth.
What do you think?
I don't see that it would be a problem. The machine I am designing now will be built this way, for exactly that reason.
Paul Rowntree
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