Finally got my 4.1 Maslow put together and after receiving a new control board, both of my z axis motors work now! Now I’m trying to figure out the best way to mount this thing. I’m thinking of going horizontal in the garage as I think it would be significantly cheaper compared to building a vertical frame. I was considering drilling into the concrete but then thought about attaching mounting points to studs on the wall. I’m thinking maybe using something like this?:
However the issue is that I’m having trouble finding something that fits 10mm or 3/8” exactly. How close does the pin need to be to 3/8? If it’s much smaller I would think the slack in the hole would cause inaccuracies but would it be significant enough to cause problems? Could you potentially 3d print a larger or smaller belt end to fix the slack in the hole?
Does the height of the mounts on the wall need to be level with the corresponding belt on the Maslow? Or should I just mount all of them the same height say 5” off the ground? I assume if the height matters, I would need to consider the thickness of the waste board? How much pulling force does the maslow have? Will I be yanking these mounts out of the wall?
Lastly, how important is the squareness of the four points? The way my garage is, two corners would be square but the other two would be over 20 degrees out of square. Will this affect anything or can mounting points be literally positioned anywhere?
Thank you in advance to whoever can provide even a sliver of advice to any of my numerous questions!