# TAZ stiffened x carriage mount pieces

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**Created:** [June 23, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-stiffened-x-carriage-mount-pieces/149 "2013-06-23T02:39:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![1013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@1013](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/1013)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-stiffened-x-carriage-mount-pieces/149/1 "2013-06-23T02:39:17Z")

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just uploaded. and attached here

> **[Lulzbot TAZ stiffened X motor and bearing mounts by 1013](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:107553)**
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> strengthened X Rod mount pieces for the Lulzbot TAZ printer (shown in green in the picture above). I noticed on the Stock TAZ that there was a lot of flex in the stock parts, especially if you try to increase the x belt tension. These parts add some...

I noticed these parts flex quite a lot in the stock TAZ, so I stiffened them up some.  
They do still clear the Z threaded rods…in the 3D file. I have not yet installed the parts I printed in the real printer.

 ![TAZ Dual extrude 1013.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/1X/ac5420ebedd20ffeab2b86cf9456a6d3886424fc.jpeg)  
UPDATED files 6-23-2013. noticed the z-nut mount holes were off in y by 0.75mm

UPDATED files 6-24-2013. incorporated enhancements Lulzbot made to the latest TAZ files.  
[X rod mounts strengthened STLs.zip](https://forum.lulzbot.com/uploads/short-url/2L9cfTe44Fhh4WBM0892lo80GaB.zip) (151 KB)  
[X rod mounts strengthened STPs.zip](https://forum.lulzbot.com/uploads/short-url/32IR2AKJF2TLmN6qqakpUwtchYz.zip) (579 KB)

 ![TAZ extra strength and x travel 2.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/1X/4a8bf95894d432167a10eb90c5b1cf382b6ce023.jpeg)  
 ![TAZ extra strength and x travel 1.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/1X/936417d18e58a4a89534203f02d90e1f7af85e82.jpeg)

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