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spacer needed for wheel mounted on extrusion?

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  1. Owad

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    I'd like to mount four wheels directly to the aluminum extrusion, as in the photo below. Do I just need the standard wheel kit and a t-slot nut to do that, or is any sort of extra spacer or such needed as well?

    I don't have any of the equipment yet, so I'd like to make sure I'm getting all the parts I need when I place my order.

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  2. Mark Carew

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    Thank you. I've placed my order.
     
  4. GrayUK

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    Hi Mark
    A question.
    Can these wheels be slid along the slot, and then tightened using the screw in the centre of the wheel?
    Could be really useful.

    Cheers
    Gray
     
  5. Mark Carew

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    Yes they can Gary, and your right it opens a whole new level of building :)
     
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    An idea Mark.
    Looking at those pictures above: Would it be possible to drive a set of wheels directly from a stepper, with the piece of 20x20 V Slot inserted, and pinched, between the rollers, thereby driving the V slot backwards and forwards? Maybe with a table affixed to the top of the Moving 20x20 V slot? Or would that produce too much downward pressure and cause the wheel to slip from the groove? Maybe a sharper slot, and a pointier wheel?

    Just a thought. :rolleyes:

    Gray. (Not Gary) Lol :)
     
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