Has anyone ever used a nylon rack and Pinion Drive system on their ox? If so, how well did it work?
I wouldn’t. You’d get lots of wear. Simply run dual 9mm or wider gt3 belts and you’re good to go
How are you going to run 9mm belts on an Ox? V-slot is only wide enough for 6mm…
The older shapeokos had the belt clamped and it was in mid air, not inside the vslot channel. That could be a way to use wider than 6mm belt.
dual 6mm not enought ?
6mm is fine but 9+mm would be a lot better
I agree, but with the Ox (or v-slot in general) it just isn’t possible to run 9mm belts. Too bad you cant get the new Gates PolyChain Carbon Fiber belts in 2 or 3mm pitch.
you could get new pulleys though to use it. Wouldnt be a bad idea to get
maybe half the pitch for double the resolution