On 17 November 2010 15:30, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote: > Either way (Acme leadscrew or feed driveshaft), it would have too much > backlash for my liking.
I have a feeling that backlash is much less of an issue with a lathe then with a mill, as the cutting forces practically never reverse during a cut. Trusting to the power feed shaft and apron gearbox for the X drive might be being a little optimistic though. -- atp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
