any body know where to get a deal where to get 9mm belts and the needed pulleys. thanks
I ordered belts from China via Ebay and pulleys from open builds. Still waiting on the belts to arrive. Not sure if it’s a deal or not.
BB Man. and SDP/SI both stock these, and the belts are Gates branded and seem to be better quality than the low-end stuff from China (if anyone has a source for good quality belts from China, I’d be glad of them).
Hey Michael -
I sell complete 9mm upgrade kits at www.tbdcnc.com! The kits have everything you need to upgrade to either 3GT3 or 2GT2 9mm belting. I have over 200 happy customers and have had 0 belt failures.
- Luke
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im looking for some advise on which cnc to get
I love the war of the vendors on this forum.
I can’t speak for Phil or his products or why people attack anyone else who does anything with the xcarve.
I do know that “bush pilots” belts just broke 2 of my spindle motor arms because I had the belts too tight. I’m pissed at myself but realize that the freaking 9mm belts broke two spindle motor arms! That’s some tough belts!!!
Gates stuff is aviation grade. they make stuff for the aviation community and are known for good stuff but pricey
I purchased the 2gt2 belts and I did not realize I had the first generation x carve. The pulleys on my Nema 23’s are not wide enough for the 9mm belts. What pulleys should I be using and where can I buy them?
I got mine at open builds. Smooth Idler Pulley Kit - OpenBuilds Part Store I found that the clearances to everything were tight, but they do work out fine.
Thank you Marty. What timing pulley did you use? I purchased the kit from TBD but the timing pulleys are the ones I need to replace.
This is what I ordered:
I got the belt here and decided to order another length for a spare.
You’re the man Marty. I bought 3 of those pulleys and they did not work for the 2gt2 9mm belts. I already replaced all the smooth idlers to handle the 9mm belting so I might as well just buy the 3gt belting from your eBay link. Have a great weekend.
I ordered the belt on June 9 and received it on June 25. I think that is a pretty decent turn around. The last thing I cut that I measured had a. +/- 005 accuracy. I should probably tweak my $ again, but that is a lot better. I have the stiffeners, risers, and a cnc4newbies Z axis.
I got mine here.
Best thing is if you like files, he gives you $20 worth of his files free with purchase. Which the end clips cost $20. So if you want to buy files anyways, it’s a no brainer. Plus, I personally prefer namebrand gates belts and he has links to them.