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submitted 1 week ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

This is a killer reference source and entry point for many applications and projects.

Capstan actuators = rope twisted around two drums for gear reduction, but with limited range of motion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwIBTbumd1Q

https://github.com/aaedmusa/Capstan-Drive

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[-] callcc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Very interesting. Thanks! I wonder if it could be used as an axis in a 3d printer

[-] B0rax@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

Has already been done in different reprap machines. Even in commercial printers like the Fusion3 F400.

It works, but is not widely used

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Creep would be a problem. But a fairly solvable one.

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