Y-guide float straps

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What is it: This is a personal experimental solution... As you can see in the photo i'm using screws to achieve the same function. But I thought I'd make a printable solution out of it if someone else likes to test it out. Without having good size screws available.... What it does: Makes a bearing block somewhat floating / self-aligning and is meant to be used "only" on the guiding bearing block of the Y-axis, and only on the Y-axis (that single block in a triangle setup). Mainly to hopefully avoid/reduce unnessecary bindning of the bearing. These straps are intended for use with two rubber o-rings and might force you to drill out the holes in a current bearing block to push right size o-rings through. So you might wan't to print out a new bearing block if testing this out. When applied these straps are meant to force the block against the carriage plate but with a slight ability to rotate horizontally. This is important! You have to find the right size/thickness o-rings for this. Optional: Maybe add some nylon washers between the Y-carriage plate and the bearing block if it's an aluminium block to make is slide better. If using a printed PLA block it should slide just fine on the aluminium plate as is. Have fun tinkering... Thanks to the user tahustvedt and his nice bearings blocks (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1172838) one of which I used for illustrational purposes. Also thanks to Dingoboy71 and Jace1969 for bringing up this whole floating bearing deal. Always fun to try out different solutions... Print Settings Printer: Duplicator i3 Ultra Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.15mm - 2mm Infill: 100% Notes: Haven't tried printing these things... so you''ll have to figure it out ;-) How I Designed This They came at night, landing a saucer shaped craft in the backyard, pulsating lights and all. They forced me to make this... and then they left, dissapearing without moving, riding an antigravitational wake displacing spacetime bending the fabric of space... :-)