I borrowed from @GaryInTulsa and cobbled together what you see here. 5 lb. weights, and paracord. I stacked the bearings that came with the machine on a nail with small lock washers (the size of the inner ring), and fender washers to shim it out from the board, between the bearings and on the end of the stack.
I cut out some letters for my daughter tonight and it worked flawlessly. Right now I can’t reach the upper corners without the slack chain/sprocket interfering with the bearings in the middle of the top bar. I will add extensions near the end of the motors to get the chain up out of the way and shorten the reach of the slack chain. I may add 2-3 lbs. on each side but it is working well with 5 per side. Almost forgot I put eye hooks half way between the pully and the bearings. Hope some find this useful. Thanks Gary.
