On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 08:43:25AM +0000, Steve Blackmore wrote: > There are a plethora of Indian, Taiwanese and Chinese tables out there > and quality and design varies greatly. Shoba, Soba & Vertex spring to > mind. Some have bearings, some not, but all needed at least the worm > running in with light grinding and/or polishing paste to remove tight > spots and get them smooth and as backlash free as possible throughout > the full rotation both CW & CCW. > > Most need thrust bearings on the worm side to remove end float, and some > also need radial bearing there too. (Had some where the shaft seizes at > higher speeds)!
Many thanks for the tuning tips, Steve. It's a Vertex which allows nearly 15° of handle movement with the table locked. I'll try your suggestions. Erik -- However, a special utility can be used to load the new kernel and execute it without a hardware reset (kexec) and hence can stay up for years without rebooting. N.B. Ksplice allows the linux kernel to be patched without a reboot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_and_Linux ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
