1 Topic by MLA

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Topic: Round circles?

What's the trick to printing round circles on the press? It looked like my circles were out of round because of a loose y axis belt, but they actually got worse after tightening it.

2 Reply by adrian

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Re: Round circles?

You may have overtightened now possibly.. Binding causes out of round..

3 Reply by jagowilson (edited by jagowilson 2015-04-02 04:45:42)

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Re: Round circles?

+1 and over-tightening belts can cause them to stretch making the teeth on the belt and pulley mesh poorly, causing backlash. Check the alignment of your belts as well and make sure they are aligned with the back rod, the carriages, and the front idler pulleys.