# Chains or cable for different machine configurations **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Tags:** chain\ **Created:** [September 11, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/chains-or-cable-for-different-machine-configurations/6642 "2018-09-11T21:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![madgrizzle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/madgrizzle/32/1372_2.png) [@madgrizzle](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/madgrizzle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/chains-or-cable-for-different-machine-configurations/6642/48 "2018-09-14T16:33:18Z")
@dlang came up with an idea: > [@Chain take-up idea](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/chain-take-up-idea/1999): > > I have an overly crowded garage (to say the least) and I was thinking about what could be done to eliminate the extra length of the bottom beam and the chain supports there. I though of a way that we could make a chain takeup that would gather the slack chain. The idea is that the chain attaches to the front disk, and a spring/bungee cord attaches to the smallest disk so that as the chain is gathered, the bungee cord pays out. These would be hung under the motors (it’s shown with a 5" long 1/2… However, if you mounted those to the sled, it’d look like Mickey Mouse. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/chains-or-cable-for-different-machine-configurations/6642)._