Wasn't super happy with how the tubing worked on the ACRO 1010 size machine. The tubing worked OK for the Y axis, but the one attached to the X axis was just too long, and didn't work out so well holding the wiring out of the way. Just wanted to droop down into the work area. So I replaced with a drag chains. Was able to use existing holes on the stock plates. Used 4 3D printed brackets, replaced a couple of stock bolts with slightly longer ones, and added a length of aluminum angle bracket I had laying around. Worked out great.
Sure... these may not exactly work for you're particular setup, but you're more then welcome to try them. There's 4 total STLs. One that mounts the chain to the X carriage. Two, a left and right, for mounting the angle bracket and chain to the Y carriages. The other two files are for the Y axis... one mounts to the right side carriage, the other mounts the chain to my ply-wood table top. I'm also included two images, showing where they mount on the X plate and Y plates. Let me know if you have any questions.
This looks perfect.. I am building 1010 Acro.. and still sourcing the items for cable management. What is the length of the drag chain you used ? Did you print it or buy it?. On Amazon i am not finding more than 1m chain.
I run 1 meter on a 1.5 meter axis. I just mount one end to the tool head/Z axis and the other to a point on my support piece the chain is fastened too so that the tool head can reach both extremes of the axis. The first (almost) half of the cable on an axis never moves. It is the second half that goes back and forth in the chain. Or buy 2 identical one meter pieces and combine them to the length you need.
Finally finished by build 1010 acro with drag chain. Thank you @romamaker for the STL files. Now next thing to do is mounting a camera to the plotter to take time lapse video.
