Cable Carrier Connection?

[Baffled]

Hello!

Since I am upgrading the controller on my machine and it requires disassembly, I had purchased a length of 10mm X 10mm cable carrier to finally connect air assist and also experiment with either a laser pointer or auto focus.

My question is regarding the end attachment to the laser holder plate.

I thought that I had an original idea to attach the carrier to the gantry this way, but I was searching and found that Full Spectrum is connecting theirs similarly, ( Attached is a screen capture from their version 0.85 set-up manual).

The cable carrier is not heavy, but when the bulk of the carrier cantilevered off to one side, (as shown when in its "home" position), there are loads being applied to the rollers that my system does not currently have ... has any one else set their system up this way ... if Yes, did you experience any issues?

I am also concerned that as the cable carrier is rolling & un-rolling, it is not smooth.
Should I be concerned that this minimal "clicking" will vibrate the laser and affect detailed cuts?

Rookie questions I am certain, but I have not been able to locate another posting with similar questions.

Thank You!

[Tech_Marco]

If possible, use smaller cable carrier because the 10mmX10mm seems a little big for this small machine. The 10mm cable carrier is commonly used on a bigger machine like 600x400 or bigger with bigger motor (57 series or Nema 23).

For a small machine like K40, the motor is kind of small with low current driving force. By adding the carrier, you added quite a lot drag or stress on the X motor. You may lose stepping during high speed engraving (400mm/s). Also, try to use silicon type tubing for air host as it is more flexible/soft than those high pressure tubing because those tube are very hard and more heavy.


Marco