<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/17532/carrage-bearings/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:12:48 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145621/#p145621 I talked to Makerbot support and was told not to secure the bearing that it may cause bindin. he informed me the only thing a loose bearing would cause is layer shift which I do not have problems with that.

Thanks
Dale

]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:12:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145621/#p145621 <![CDATA[Re: Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145612/#p145612 you can also wrap some electrical tape around them to increase the diameter slightly for a snug fit

]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:51:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145612/#p145612 <![CDATA[Re: Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145610/#p145610 Thanks
I will glue them

Dale

]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2018 02:03:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145610/#p145610 <![CDATA[Re: Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145608/#p145608 If the plastic only is worn and the bearings in good shape wax or oil the bearing and add a bit of ca glue or epoxy to fill the gap and hold them in place.

]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:17:40 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145608/#p145608 <![CDATA[Re: Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145602/#p145602 dubbsd wrote:

are the bearings in the printer carriage suppose to spin free in the plastic.
I am hearing a rattle and it sounds like one of the bearings.

Thanks
Dale


They snap into the carriage, but they are not loose. On mine there is a glob of green epoxy that is placed on them and the middle of the carriage slot that they snap into.

]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:59:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145602/#p145602 <![CDATA[Re: Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145601/#p145601 None of my printer have loose bearing, and I don't think it is good, may cause z-band in print

]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:38:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145601/#p145601 <![CDATA[Carrage bearings]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145599/#p145599 are the bearings in the printer carriage suppose to spin free in the plastic.
I am hearing a rattle and it sounds like one of the bearings.

Thanks
Dale

]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:28:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145599/#p145599