Mas0n
Active Member
What's up R2R DIY'ers!
Just wanted to share something I have been working on recently. I'm basically just reinventing the wheel and creating my own RMS rail system lol. The price and lack of flexibility was a bit off-putting and I didn't like their suspension hardware.
For the rail I'm choosing to use 2040 Aluminum Extrusion. I went with a taller extrusion to hopefully eliminate any risk of deflection across the span. The piece I'm using is 39~ inches (1000mm), and I plan to hang it from 2 ceiling joists, 32 inches apart. This span should have essential 0 deflection compared to a single shorter profile.
To attach the lights to this rail, I am using 3D printed brackets that I designed and based off some similar brackets that are floating around.
The design was pretty straight forward, I imported a profile of the extrusion, and then offset it by .2mm to give me a nice friction fit tolerance.
I also added some counter sunk areas for the Xr30s standoffs to fit in. On the top I just cut a 5.2mm hole for M5 hardware to fit through and thread into the Xr30.
I printed these pieces out of PETG filament for higher heat tolerance and strength. The print is completely solid and the layer lines run perpendicular to the load for strength.
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
And they fit on the XR30s and rail perfectly!
Just wanted to share something I have been working on recently. I'm basically just reinventing the wheel and creating my own RMS rail system lol. The price and lack of flexibility was a bit off-putting and I didn't like their suspension hardware.
For the rail I'm choosing to use 2040 Aluminum Extrusion. I went with a taller extrusion to hopefully eliminate any risk of deflection across the span. The piece I'm using is 39~ inches (1000mm), and I plan to hang it from 2 ceiling joists, 32 inches apart. This span should have essential 0 deflection compared to a single shorter profile.
To attach the lights to this rail, I am using 3D printed brackets that I designed and based off some similar brackets that are floating around.
The design was pretty straight forward, I imported a profile of the extrusion, and then offset it by .2mm to give me a nice friction fit tolerance.
I also added some counter sunk areas for the Xr30s standoffs to fit in. On the top I just cut a 5.2mm hole for M5 hardware to fit through and thread into the Xr30.
I printed these pieces out of PETG filament for higher heat tolerance and strength. The print is completely solid and the layer lines run perpendicular to the load for strength.
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
And they fit on the XR30s and rail perfectly!
