Aluminium Profiel V Slot
- V-Slot Aluminium Extrusion - RAT RIG
- V-Slot 40x40 Linear Rail Aluminum Extrusion - On Sale Now!
- Aluminium Profile V-slot 20x20mm
Profile dimensions: 20x20mm Profile type: V-SLOT Slot width: 6mm Slot depth: 6mm Material: 6060-T5 Aluminium Alloy Surface treatment: Black/Natural Anodization Cutting service (see 'Custom Size Cut' option for non-standard lengths). V-Slot is a high quality extruded aluminium profile building block that has an extremely smooth linear v groove rail on all 4 sides. It’s precise, easy to work with and allows you unlimited design control through it’s modular nature.
T-Slot / V-Slot
T-Slot has been around for many years. It has matured to a solid building system using in industry and by hobby engineers to build everything from machine enclosures to CNC machines, 3D printers and robots! It is strong enough to withstand many industrial stresses and modular enough allow for universal designs.
The T-slot system consists of extruded aluminum of various sizes with a “T” shaped slot on one or more of its sides. The shapes, sizes and designs may be different, but the “T” slot is common to all. The “T” slot allows of a variety of hardware to be connected to the extrusion so that complex structures can be constructed.
Types of T-Slot
There are many types of T-Slot available on the market. Some of the most common for small scale engineering include:
- V-Slot
- MakerBeam
- OpenBeam
- MicoRax
As show above, these 4 type range from 10mm to 20mm square profile. Each profile has its unique features, but all share the “T” slot function.
V-Slot Aluminium Extrusion - RAT RIG
The profiles are not limited to square. V-slot, for example, comes in 4 sizes 20x80mm, 20x60mm, 20x40mm and 20x20mm :
Some manufactures produce larger square and other shaped profiles:
MakerBeam can fit a screw into its T-slot:
V-Slot 40x40 Linear Rail Aluminum Extrusion - On Sale Now!
MicroRax is small, light and uses t-nuts and screws:
OpenBeam can fit a standard nut into its t-slot:
V-Slot uses t-nuts and is different from the other profiles because has “V” grooves that fit special “V” wheels and allow for easy linear motion:
Aluminium Profile V-slot 20x20mm
Above are four different approaches to T-slot, there are in fact many more.