[Mark Rehorst] had heard the arguments against using a belt drive for the Z-axis on a 3D printer build: The belt can stretch, causing inaccurate layer height. If power fails, gravity will totally ...

This is the continuation of a column in last Saturday’s Herald. During the late 1950s, a new “Belt Line” highway was being ...

[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on a mini lathe. Nostalgia does not stop him from broadcasting his usual brand of snark (actually, it is doubtful that anything ...

Of course, shaft drive does away with all that inconvenience but then you pay a different sort of penalty in the form of weight. Related: How to buy a used bike But there is a third way ...

If you want better performance, pick-up, better motor condensation, and a vehicle for long rides, then a belt-driven one would be a better pick. However, the belt-driven vehicles are a bit ...