My team is building a continuous lift for this season, and one problem we’re having is that we dont have access to the ultra thin custom spacers that are required for making the linear slides with c channels. I’ve been searching for other solutions to this issue, but all the ones I’ve found either have no real proof that they work or have other issues such as making the lift wiggly. Does anyone know any workarounds to this custom spacer issue?
One common method that worked well for my team is to make hooks out of bearing flats and normal width spacers. It makes the lift a little extra bulky but it doesn’t have much sway.
The mist important thing when making something to hold two c channels together is getting the right balance of reducing friction and reducing wiggle which can be tweaked by adding extra washers or leaving some stews a little looser.