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Login with my Xometry account Compact two-axis rotation without U-joints?
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Hi all! I’m building a compact gimbal for a sensor head that needs to rotate around two perpendicular axes (pan and tilt). I’m trying to stay away from standard U-joints — they take up too much space and introduce too much backlash for this setup. The whole thing needs to stay within a 60 mm cube and still be pretty rigid.
Curious if anyone here has tackled something similar — how did you pull off two-axis rotation without going the bulky U-joint route?
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