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08-01-2017 #15
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Yes for acceleration reasons but at that length your still high chance of whip with 16mm screw. And why would you need Higher acceleration than 20mm could provide.?
Originally Posted by pierantoine
At this length 20mm is better suited and to improve things more go with 20mm pitch and use 2:1 ratio on the pulleys. Also have Fixed bearings at both ends.
This gives the advantage of lower screw speed and higher torque. The Fixed bearings make everything that little bit stiffer.
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