Drive Shaft

Connections:

• The Drive Shaft is located on the left side of the Gantry and may be located under the Gantry Cover.

• The Gantry Arm is located on the right side of the Gantry.

  • Do not pick up the Gantry with the Drive Shaft; use the Gantry Arm.

• The Drive Shaft is the rotating rod positioned vertically within the Gantry and contains the Toothed Pulley that drives the Gantry horizontally along the Drive Belt.

• The Gantry, which contains the Head, is a vertical spanning framework connected to the Board which moves horizontally by means of the Drive Belt.

• The Drive Belts attach to the Board at the Belt Anchors on the left end of the top and bottom Board Rails, then run Horizontally along the Board Rails and then through the Toothed Pulley of the Gantry Drive Shaft and are anchored by the Horizontal Tension Adjustments on the right side of the Board.

  • Make sure that the Red Lines on the Drive Belts and Toothed Pulley line up together.

Troubleshooting:

• The cuts are crooked.

  • Make sure that the Red Lines on the Drive Belts and Toothed Pulley line up together. If the Red Lines do not line up, the Drive Belt needs to be realigned: Drive Belt Position Alignment.

• The Drive Belt is becoming frayed.

  • Order and replace the Drive Belt: Drive Belt Replacement