Toro-Rail

The Toro-Rail 12 is significantly lighter than other solutions on the market - this is the only claim we are making. If this provides any benefits for your printer, depends on your setup. Potential improvements as a result from the reduction of moving mass could be:

• Less wear on all components
• Higher accelerations

Due to the constant optimization of the manufacturing process the weight of the shipped rails might be slightly higher or lower than the values stated above.

For a 600mm rail, the moving mass is reduced by almost 200g. You might think, that that impressive weight saving might come at a cost. Well, yes and no. The properties of the rail do change, but the question is: Do the changes of the properties have a negative effect on the print quality? We have done many hours of test printing and have not observed any negative effects when mounted on a support tube. The rails run as smooth as conventional rails.

If you plan to use this in a "rail only" setup we recommend that you glue a thin (0.5mm) metal strip to the bottom of the rail. Why? Because open profiles have a significantly lower torsional rigidity than closed profiles (try twisting a paper towel roll - then make a longitudinal cut and try it again). However, we have not tested this approach yet and currently recommend the use of a support tube.