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Horizontal Tension Adjustment

Horizontal Tension Adjustment

  • The Horizontal Tension Adjustment screws on the right side of the Board Rails adjust the Drive Belt tension.

Connections:

  • 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.

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

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The Horizontal Tension Adjustment Screw Adjusts the Tension of the Drive Belt Horizontally Across the Board
Red Lines on Drive Belt Lined up to the Red Lines on the Gantry Toothed Pulley

Controlled by:

  • The tension of the Drive Belt is controlled by the Horizontal Tension Adjustment screws on the right side of the upper and lower Board Rails.

Troubleshooting:

  • Q: Cuts are cutting 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.

  • Q: The Drive Belt is becoming frayed.

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