Belt Tension Clips and 3D Printed Parts (Or Machined Aluminum)

[Gerry]

My simplistic bass guitar tuner tensioners have stood the test of time if you want a simple solution to this that doesn’t modify the machine or require much machining and no 3D printing:

Tune your Shapeoko belts like Jaco Pastorius

Or Geddy Lee? Les Claypool? Dave LaRue? John Myung? Whoever your favourite bass player is, anyhow. If you grab an electric bass machine head/tuner, deepen the slot by about 2mm, and attach it to a bit of wood, then add a pin nut, you can make one if these sorts of things: [IMG_1392] [IMG_1393] Then you can attach it to your Shapeoko without modifying the machine at all: [IMG_1394] [IMG_1395] and tune up those belts… ie: tension them. This is a rudimentary prototype, but it seems to w…