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Tightener slide 60 × 20 × 10 with Ø8 stub axle, two Ø6 rod bores and a pin tab

What does the tightener slide do? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: tension slide, belt tensioner slide, carro tensor, Spannschlitten

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
60.0 mm
width
46.0 mm
height
31.0 mm

Notes

  • Block that slides on two Ø6 rods (bores along its length, 44 mm apart) and carries a pulley on a Ø8 × 21 stub axle; a tab below has a Ø3 hole 30 mm from the axle for the hanging weight's pin.
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Tightener slide 60 × 20 × 10 with Ø8 stub axle, two Ø6 rod bores and… size chart

dimensionvalue
block60 × 20 × 10 mm
stub axleØ8 × 21
rod bores2 × Ø6, 44 mm apart
weight pinØ3, 30 mm below the axle

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 23: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

tightener-slide-8mm-stubslide, axle on Z at the origin, rods along YSTEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=tightener-slide-8mm-stub

Tightener slide 60 × 20 × 10 with Ø8 stub axle, two Ø6 rod bores and a pin tab, isometric render of a generated part
Render of tightener-slide-8mm-stub from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Weighted belt tightener: pulley on a slide pulled by a hanging weight, isometric render of a generated part
Weighted belt tightener: pulley on a slide pulled by a hanging weight4 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What does the tightener slide do?

Block that slides on two Ø6 rods (bores along its length, 44 mm apart) and carries a pulley on a Ø8 × 21 stub axle; a tab below has a Ø3 hole 30 mm from the axle for the hanging weight's pin.