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  1. 22-08-2010 #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
    Here's my latest plan for the Z-axis:
    How about putting the bearings either side of the centre rail support? That way you increase stiffness but still get reasonable travel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FatFreddie View Post
    How about putting the bearings either side of the centre rail support? That way you increase stiffness but still get reasonable travel.
    I think that would increase the length of the rails too much. Either way I've just found this on eBay, don't know how I missed it before:
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...id=p2759.l1259

    I've emailed the seller to list 600mm - that should be cheap enough :)
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