MakerSlide/(T-slot 20mm) Pulley Bracket

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My Original Printer Was Made From Components Salvaged From A 1980'S Xray Copier. Great Stuff But Way Too Much Mass For Quick Printing. So I Am Building Up A H Bot With Makerslide. This Will Have A Lot Less Moving Mass. The H Bot Requires Six Pulleys To Guide The Belt Around The Figure H. I Created A Simple Bracket That Fits In The 20Mm T Slot. I Designed In A Nut Holder But I Put It At The Wrong Orientation So It Won'F Fit In The Slot As Is. Rather Than Reprint, I Just Put A 6-32 Screw And Nut In The Track To Prevent The Bracket From Moving In The Slot. It Fits Pretty Tight Already But There Will Be Belt Tension So It Should Have A Mechanical Fastener. I Used 10-24 Machine Screw With Some Washers To Ensure Clearance To Hold The Pulley. The Inventables Pulley I Used Has A Slight Interior Ridge On One Side Which Prevents The Bearings From Centering. I Filed Off This Ridge And Used One Washer On Each Side. I Uploaded A Single Bracket And A Set Of Five. Make Sure Your Single Looks Good And Then Print The Rest. Update: I Took A File To My Original Set Of Brackets. If You Are Going To Make These, I Suggest Making The Embedded Nut Deeper So It Fits The Slot And Countersinking The Screw Hole That Connects The Slot Nut. For Belt Clearance The Slot Screw Needs To Have A Flat Head. I Would Also Put A Circular Bump On The Inside Of The Bracket So It Doesn'T Need Washers. And If The Bracket Sides Were A Little Thicker It Could Have An Embedded Nut For The Bolt Going Through The Pulley.

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