Topic: Bearings
Anyone have upgrade their brassbearings to something else?
If you have, what bearings?
- Landin81
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On my x carriage I am using the Igus rjm-01-08 I haven't changed the y carriage
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Would these fit?
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Here is the problem with using LM8UU bearings.
the rods are not case hardened. This means you will get wear on the shafts. that is why I went with the igus.
If you are not changing the rods as well do not switch out to LM8UU bearings.
If you can get hardened rods that are cut right then sure go for it.
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mark.burton wrote:
Here is the problem with using LM8UU bearings.
the rods are not case hardened. This means you will get wear on the shafts. that is why I went with the igus.
If you are not changing the rods as well do not switch out to LM8UU bearings.If you can get hardened rods that are cut right then sure go for it.
Sounds good. But what rods can I buy?
I think my are a little bent, its about 1mm off in the middle on a new glass. so I think the rods are bent =/
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mark.burton wrote:
On my x carriage I am using the Igus rjm-01-08 I haven't changed the y carriage
So. I just got my Igus RJM0108.
But they wont fit, they are to big =/
Do I need to do a complicated mod to get them to fit? =/
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Landin81 wrote:
mark.burton wrote:Here is the problem with using LM8UU bearings.
the rods are not case hardened. This means you will get wear on the shafts. that is why I went with the igus.
If you are not changing the rods as well do not switch out to LM8UU bearings.If you can get hardened rods that are cut right then sure go for it.
Sounds good. But what rods can I buy?
I think my are a little bent, its about 1mm off in the middle on a new glass. so I think the rods are bent =/
I got 2 meters of 8mm hardened rods and cut them to size, and tapped the ends for M3. I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement.
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cmcc wrote:
I got 2 meters of 8mm hardened rods and cut them to size, and tapped the ends for M3. I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement.
What do you mean with "I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement"? Dont really understand that kind of english 
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Landin81 wrote:
cmcc wrote:I got 2 meters of 8mm hardened rods and cut them to size, and tapped the ends for M3. I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement.
What do you mean with "I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement"? Dont really understand that kind of english
It means there is not anything pre made or ready for this machine you could buy.
You would need to buy rods that are bigger and cut them.
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carl_m1968 wrote:
Landin81 wrote:cmcc wrote:I got 2 meters of 8mm hardened rods and cut them to size, and tapped the ends for M3. I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement.
What do you mean with "I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement"? Dont really understand that kind of english
It means there is not anything pre made or ready for this machine you could buy.
You would need to buy rods that are bigger and cut them.
You could probably get rods the exact size with end modifications from Misumi, but it would probably be pretty expensive.
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carl_m1968 wrote:
Landin81 wrote:cmcc wrote:I got 2 meters of 8mm hardened rods and cut them to size, and tapped the ends for M3. I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement.
What do you mean with "I don't think that there is anything that would be a drop in replacement"? Dont really understand that kind of english
It means there is not anything pre made or ready for this machine you could buy.
You would need to buy rods that are bigger and cut them.
You could probably get rods the exact size with end modifications from Misumi, but it would probably be pretty expensive.
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By the way, by bigger I meant longer just to clarify.
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That's what she said
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There is a guy selling hardened rods for da vinci 1.0 on ebay, but I cant find him.
Maby something of this will will work?
But the problem is the carrier, there is no way that I can get bigger bearings in to the plastic carrier?
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Found it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161719587675?ss … 1558.l2649
But I want the Y axis as well, it the Y axis that makes alot of noise..
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That guy wanted $200 for a full set of rods when I messaged him. I did end up buying some Davinci part STLs from him though.
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Let me opine to the OP question. I am an Engineer and I work with materials on a daily basis as part of my job as a designer of machinery. To answer your question, the 8mm i.d. bearings sold by most 3d printing shops have a 15mm outside diameter and are 24mm in length. I don't know if these will fit the DaVinci x and y carrier but I guess I will check them out when I get home today. In addition, 1055 if even hardened to C58 –C65 is not the best material for these rods. Reason is unless you keep them well oiled, these rods will rust due to their .5 to .6% carbon content. Most rods sold in the Reprap market for your DIY builders are harden Stainless Steel, 303 to 83B (Brinell) which is equivalent to 63.3 Rockwell on the C scale. If you go to someone like www.servocity.com you can buy quality 8mm linear bearings and shaft for a reasonable price. Again, let me repeat, you should never run hardened bearings on a shaft that is not hardened as previously stated because you will ruin the shaft. Last point, in looking over my DaVinci, the rods are held in place with “snap rings” through the sheet metal walls. Servo city sells 1” X 1” aluminum hubs you can use to hold the rods in place but I have not looked into the space available to use these hubs in the DaVinci. This might be an option provided the linear bearings and bushings are same outside diameter. Hope this helps!