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Confirm Gantry and Belt Alignment | |
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The most common cause for out of square opening is misalignment between the gantry and drive belts. Remove the hood from the gantry cover by unscrewing the screws that hold it in place and set aside. | |
Slide the gantry just to the right of the vertical clamp until you see the red line on the belt. It should line up with the red mark on the drive cog. These alignment marks must align on both the top and bottom of the gantry, if they don’t please see Aligning the Drive Belt Position. | |
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Fine-Tuning Drive Belt Adjustment | |
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Loosen one full turn only the 3/16” Allen belt tensioner screw located on the right bottom side of the lower rail marked with a red dot. | |
Only loosen it so that there is some movement in the belt tensioner; about one full turn. Belt tensioner springs should be visible. | |
The belt anchor adjustment screw is the Allen screw that sticks out of the belt anchor, which is located at the left end of each rail; not the round button screw. The large Allen adjustment screw sticks through the belt anchor and into the drive belt. Adjusting the Allen adjustment screw moves the belt end of the drive belt to the right or to the left. | |
Determine if the gantry is leaning to the right or to the left. Note that each drive belt has an adjustment screw.
After making the adjustment, do the test cut again. Continue with the above process until the test cut cuts 2” on both the top and bottom side of the rectangle. Go back and snugly tighten the 3/16” Allen belt tensioner screw from the right bottom side of the lower rail and the right bottom side of the upper rail marked with a red dot. | |
Reinstall Gantry Covers | |
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Reinstall the gantry cover(s), replacing the screws you removed earlier. | |