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Please go toCategory: T-Slotfor the full list. Thank you.

V-Slot is similar, but it has a slight bevelled edge: While this may seem like only a minor difference, it has a big impact in their use. V-Slot allows bearings and wheels to sit inside the profile, meaning it can also double as linear rail, greatly reducing the cost of parts for motion control.

'T-Slot' is a type of Beam made from extruded aluminum.

T-Slot / V-Slot T-Slot has been around for many years. It has matured to a solid building system using in industry and by hobby engineers to build everything from machine enclosures to CNC machines, 3D printers and robots! It is strong enough to withstand many industrial stresses and modular enough allow for universal designs. Looking for 80/20 T-Slot Cover, For 15S (2RCT3)? Grainger's got your back. Easy online ordering for the ones who get it done along with 24/7 customer service, free technical support & more. These t slot nuts let you attach plates, brackets, and other parts to standard 20mm aluminum extrusions (with a slot opening of 6mm) with standard M5-0.8 screws or bolts (not included). They can be inserted post-assembly by dropping them into the slot. Inserting a nut into the slot and twisting with a screw locks the nut in place. These T-Nuts fit all our 20 series V-Slot and other 2020 profile aluminium T-Slot extrusion. These T-Nuts are thicker and stronger than our standard T-Nuts. This extra thickness allows for greater Screw to Thread contact a firmer fastening.

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This page is dedicated to the creation of a 3D Replicator with a frame based on T-slotted framing. Here is an excellent source of these materials: http://8020.net/T-Slot-1.asp

We feel that the desire to self replicate has been holding back the RepRap device from gaining wider acceptance and also attaining higher performance levels coupled with greater versatility. Ideally a T-Slot Replicator will be multi-tool enabled with support for FDM, Shape Deposition Manufacturing, CNC_MillSpindles, Pick and Place and possibly other tools like lasers and Laser Cutters. We also would like to see more versatile and off the shelf solutions for the electronics as few are willing or capable of creating their own boards. Lastly, the software needs to be more plug and play so that less time is spent installing, configuring and tweaking. See also Development Pathway

If you are interested in this project, please share your thoughts and designs here.

This page will eventually fork into a tree of different webpages. That will include SamBot, HydraBot, My Extruded Aluminum RepStrap, My Extruded Aluminum Laser Cutter, and so on. But right now, all the action is on this webpage.

Metric

kinds of T-slot

VSlot: Metric Extrusion with built in Linear Rails

fischertechnik: you can get extruded aluminum versions of some fischertechnik parts

80/20 beams: typically used for machines larger than a refrigerator

• T-Slot beams in a variety of profiles, from 20mm x 20mm to 45mm x 45mm. See Wikipedia: 80/20 framing systems.
• How much does extruded aluminum cost? http://www.flomoco.com/8020_flomoco.html has Sketchup libraries to make virtual models out of 80/20, and a Instant Quote to estimate how much it costs to convert that virtual model into reality.
• 'Another CNC machine?' points out a couple of lower-cost sources of 80/20 beams.

MakerBeam: typically used for small desktop models

• 10mm X 10mm profile T-Slot style building system.

OpenBeam

• 15mm X 15mm profile T-Slot style building system.
• OpenBeamUSA at Tam Labs
• Rostock mentions a possibility of using OpenBeam in combination with OpenRail
  • Kickstarter: Open Rail Open Source Linear Bearing System; OpenRail.net

MicroRAX

• 10mm X 10mm profile T-Slot style building system.

RobotDigg

V Slot Extrusion

• 2020 Aluminum Extrusions

Misumi (metric)

• HFS5 20x20mm 5-series t-slot extrusion
• HFS5 20x40mm 5-series t-slot extrusion
• HFS5 20x60mm / 20x80mm 5-series t-slot extrusion
• HFSQN4-1070 10x70mm 5-series t-slot extrusion
• HBLFSL5 Low cost bracket for 5-series t-slot extrusion
• HNKK5-3 Low cost M3 t-slot nuts for 5-series t-slot extrusion
• HNKK5-5 Low cost M5 t-slot nuts for 5-series t-slot extrusion

Makeralot

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