Quote Originally Posted by Mad Professor View Post
Good day all.

Upto now I have just been hanging the cables above my unit, This has been working fine, but is not tidy and does not look nice.

I am now thinking about getting a drag chain for my z-axis.

Michael (m.marino) sent me a link to igus E-Chains, And thats like being a kid in a sweet shop, I have no idea what one (type) to get.

I want to keep the drag chain as small as possible, but still have room to feed all the cables & tubes I need.

I need to get the follow cables & tubes down the drag chain.

Spindle Power Cord.
Spindle RPM Sensor Cord.
Spindle Coolent Feed & Return tubes.
Air Supply tube.

My Z-Axis has 200mm of travel.

What would you advice?

Thanks for your time.

Best Regards.

Hi,

What size did you get in the end? I am trying to build cable chain into my design and want to get the size right! I am looking to run all that you mentioned and the cables from the Y axis stepper along the back of the Y gantry...

ebay drag chain seems pretty reasonable in price - is the quality lacking??