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		RobotCaleb on Aug 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? I am building a belt tension meter to attach my z-belt idlers to on my voron 2.4. I'm still contemplating what I want the final form to look like, but currently it's a 5 kg load cell and a floating idler and an rp2040 reading values via hx711.

sevensor on Aug 24, 2024 [–]

Are you looking at alignment too? Huge impact on the longevity of belt-drive systems.

RobotCaleb on Aug 25, 2024 | [–]

No, I haven't considered alignment. I think they're pretty well aligned already, but honestly haven't thought about it much at all.

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