Thread: Belt-in-tube drive base
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Re: Belt-in-tube drive base
9mm wide HTD belt will certainly not be strong enough. With proper tensioning 9mm wide GT2 profile might be enough if the robots center of gravity is low. 971 has extensive experience with 9mm belts so they will be able to fully explain 9mm belt's limitations. My recommendation if you want to push the sizing of belt in tube would be to use 15mm wide belt in 1.5"x2" tubing. 192 uses 15mm wide GT2 for our belt in tube drive, but HTD would probably work too if it was 15mm wide.

This is all assuming 5mm pitch belts.