
DIY version of Nexen roller pinion system?
I did some poking around but haven't really seen anyone building a DIY version of Nexen's incredibly expensive roller pinion drive system. Is this system just not better enough to justify the complexity of trying to DIY it, compared to buying inexpensive spur gear racks and pinions, or using a GT or HTD belt drive?
I modeled up what I think is the correct rack profile and I'm going to attempt to print a sample piece of it with my resin printer which I believe should have the dimensional accuracy to make sections of pinion rack.
For context, I'm currently working on DIYing a large format CNC gantry router with 1700mm x 3700mm x 400mm travels. I plan on using some type of rack and pinion system for both X and Y, with a ballscrew on the Z axis. This roller pinion system was attractive at first because of the idea that it can handle extremely fast movement and also has zero backlash, because in theory there's always two rollers meshed with the rack teeth, on opposing teeth faces.