Comment on Made a polargraph with leftover parts from a Prusa i3 MK3.9 upgrade

• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can use multiple pulleys and shackles to take the distance of the rope up.

  It’s how they do it inside of machines as far as I’ve seen.

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  • anguo@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I still feel the distance they travel will stay the same. Except if I use a gear train.

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      Using #4 would allow you to move the pen 40cm for every 10cm of counterweight travel.

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      • anguo@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ah yes, different sized pulleys would work the same as the gear train I had in mind. Thanks for the explanation!

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