Geoffs Ormerod Y Axis Belt Clamps

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Still piecing together my Ormerod 1 kit, which is rather like the Curate's egg - good in some ways. There are several nicely designed parts, but the original Y-Axis belt Clamping method is nothing short of a total disaster - I tried multiple times to get enough tension, and ultimately gave up. I attempted iamburnys RepRap_Pro_Ormerod_iamburnys_Y-axis_BeltClamp-_Parametric (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:263720), but the belt kept slipping out, so I added an extra screw and some nut holders to really clamp it in tightly - combined with a Y-idler tensioner (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:356130) there is no slipping now, and the tension is very easily adjusted. I'm also not impressed with the kludgy white targets needed for leveling; a printer without Marlin-style Auto levelling with bed warp compensation is, in my opinion, nearly useless - it's next on my list to fix. As an example, my Solidoodle 2 was a nightmare to use before I added a $10 Inductive sensor (from learnCNC) and FlashForge Build Tape; now it's a joy to use - just load a STL and print, no levelling needed anymore - I simply need to set the Z height once. Print Settings Printer Brand: Solidoodle Printer: Solidoodle 2 - Pro Rafts: No Supports: No Infill: 80%