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3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:33 am
by Suso
After one year of use, it's time to perform maintenance on my 3D Router. I'm going to focus on the bearings and the aluminium profiles. As I said back in the day, aluminium wasn't the wisest choice. Some grooves have appeared because the bearings are made of a harder material.
More info in blog:
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:19 pm
by phil1
Hi.. thanks for sharing your work and knowledge.
I'm thinking to buy the 3D router project plans which is very useful tool.
Can you please advise if plans contain also the last update with the new bearings?
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 6:18 am
by Suso
Hi Phil,
I'm not planning to update the plans of the 3D Router because as you can see in the
video, hardly any modifications are necessary and both systems are good if made correctly and with the right parts. You only need to separate the bearings 6mm on axis Y and X, and lower the Z axis part another 6mm as seen in the
video.
sorry for the inconveniences.
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 6:59 pm
by gyspy
Hej from Sweden. Please can you tell me how many of the RM2 bearings are needed for the Upgrade.
Greetings. Gyspy
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:03 am
by Suso
hi Roger,
you will need 16 bearings!
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:49 am
by Konstantin
hello from Russia, than sorry for my english.
I find very cheap V Groove bearings in
aliexpress , 22$ for 20 pieces. But i newbie, what do you think about this bearings ? Can i use it for this project ?
Do I understand correctly that the main thing is the inner diameter?
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:18 am
by Suso
hi Konstantin!
I do not recommend you to use these bearings, they have very little channel depth.
Better go with the
RM2-2RS 3/8 V
"inner diameter" is the diameter of the hole...
let me know if you still have problems.
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:52 pm
by macijv
Hola de nuevo
En la segunda foto aparecen 3 arandelas
¿Podrias indicar de cada una de ellas sus dimensiones, diametro interior/exterior/grosor?
Gracias
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:48 am
by Suso
hola Javi,
son arandelas M10 estándar de las que encontrarás en cualquier ferretería en españa.
Grande - 30mm de diámetro x 2.5mm de grosor
Pequeña - 20 de diámetro x 2mm de grosor
3D Router Bearing Upgrade
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:12 pm
by macijv
El motivo de mi pregunta era que he podido ver diferentes fotos de estos rodamientos y veo que difieren, de ahi la pregunta de la dimension de las arandelas.
Como se puede ver, en el rodamiento de la izquierda la "parte color negro" es menor, y es posible que una arandela de 20 mm de diametro montara sobre la parte de acero. El de la derecha es el que aparece en tu video.
Esa foto es de esta tienda
online
¿Qué opinas sobre este posible problema?