Prusa XL Belt Clamp Helper

A small plastic helper to keep the belts in place when screwing them into the X carriage of the Prusa XL.
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updated October 23, 2024

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I recently had to replace the belt clamp on the X carriage of the Prusa XL multitool version (required for installing an enclosure), and found out it's pretty tricky - you need to keep both ends of the belt touching when screwing them in. This little plastic doodad can help you with this.

  1. Print this helper (just one copy).
  2. Choose one of the (currently-disconnected) belts.
  3. While the belt ends are still “in the air” (not touching the X carriage), hold the ends against the the belt clamp, making sure they're touching and aligned with the “teeth”.
  4. Hold the helper against the ends to keep them in place. You should now have a helper-belt-clamp sandwich.
  5. While still holding the sandwich, gently move it to the correct place and screw the clamp into the X carriage. Just a few turns should be enough to prevent the belt ends from moving away while still being able to slide the helper out.
  6. Slide the helper out.
  7. Repeat with the other belt.

If the instructions are unclear, just try to screw the belt ends in once without this helper - you would probably quickly understand how to use it.

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