Belt clamps for CR-10s 3DFused X-axis linear kit by estrato

Last crawled date: 3 years, 3 months ago

The original X-carriage belt clip from 3DFused broke when I overtensioned the belt. The hubs, around which the belt loops, broke off along the weakest layer line, where they attach to the solid bottom.
Luckily, I had found and already printed this belt clip https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4117103 with improved nut slots, so I could replace the broken clip. Unfortunately, I realized that this clip suffers from the same weak hubs, in fact even weaker than the original design. So I wanted to fix that.
I modeled from scratch a new belt clip with similar dimensions to the original and added vertical holes through the hubs to increase structural strength. I gave the hubs an elongated shape (rather than cylindrical) for improved strength, and made the belt path inside the clip follow a smoother curve. For the nut slots I used the improved design from the above thing, it really is much better than the original.
Also included is a version of the clip with a tab on top for mounting some cable guide or other cable management thing, because my DIY extruder mounting plate of aluminium doesn't have any cable guide.
If you already have some cable management solution, then you only need the belt clip without the extra tab.