On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 06:31:24PM +0000, Steve Blackmore wrote: > > I don't use any belville washers, I thread the handle end the shaft. A > nut and washer takes up the endfloat slack against the bearings and I > thread the inside of one half of an Oldham coupling to match. That then > screws on and locks the assembly.
Many thanks Steve. It was how to take up the endfloat slack which puzzled me. Some bolts, or a nut & washer, bring it to a level that I can handle. I just couldn't see how to do that inside the vertex RT, but it's all becoming clear now. ... > Have a look at Tony Jeffree's old divisionmaster page. > > http://divisionmaster.co.uk/examples.html > > That's the way I fasten steppers to rotary tables. The tubular mount has > a slot in it so you can get at the screws on the Oldham coupling. Yes, a stepper is probably more convenient for a RT, because I then don't have to fit an encoder. (Or worry about coolant getting in and ruining it.) It's a good thing that EMC2 handles a mix. Now I can pull that project off the back burner, thanks to you guys. :-) Erik -- As Saint-Exupery said, "Perfection [in design] is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
