Step 07.9 — Clamp the first end of both belts in the left carriage half¶
Step 9 of 39 · Chapter 07 — A/B belts and tensioning
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Gather for this segment — steps 07.9–07.28 (~80 min)
Fasteners, Tools & Misc box
- M3×8 SHCS ×4
- M3×30 SHCS ×2
Already on the bench
- the left X carriage half
- both cut belts, marked A and B
- the A belt
- the B belt
- the right X carriage half
- both belts, tails loose
Parts:
- the left X carriage half · already on the bench
- both cut belts, marked A and B · already on the bench
- M3×8 SHCS ×2 · Fasteners, Tools & Misc box
Do:
- Feed belt A into the upper slot of the left carriage part, B into the lower, teeth away from the extrusion.
- Hold the left part, belts in, against the rail carriage; run both M3×8 SHCS in, snug only.
Check
Both ends captured and immovable under a firm tug, the A mark in the upper slot, teeth facing the same way, neither belt twisted.
What you're looking at
The X carriage clamps a belt by squeezing it between its two printed halves. Both belts' first ends go into the left half, one upper, one lower. The upper slot is A, whose pulley and idler sit 10 mm higher than B's.
Source: Voron manual p.131