In the early days of 3D printers, most builds used smooth rods and bearings that rode on them. But these days, printers are shipping with either V-slot extrusions with Delrin wheels or linear rails.

New Delhi [India], August 26: Linear rails form necessary parts of machines and industrial apparatus. Especially those that are fundamental due to offering superior precision and smoothness of ...

Adding linear rails to a length of aluminium extrusion is a common way to make a fairly rigid guiding structure, and I have been doing just that in the workshop. But things were not working quite ...

Choosing the right rail and carriage needn't be rocket science. Here's the lowdown. Linear rails come in two types, round and square. The criteria for choosing one over the other is no different than ...

Whether freshly felled or dry, hardwood or softwood, trees are among the largest and heaviest items that move through ...

LG Motion has been offering a quick turnaround service on cut-to-length rails. The service covers Monorail sizes 15, 20, 25, 30 and precision linear rails with various carriage types and accessories.

EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) is one of those specialised manufacturing processes that are traditionally expensive and therefore somewhat underrepresented in the DIY and hacker scenes. It’s ...