On Jul 21, 2012, at 5:49 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 21 July 2012 23:04, Jeshua Lacock <jes...@3dtopo.com> wrote: > >> At 5cm/rev that is 547 IPM. I think I could happily live with that. > > That's a very high-lead ballscrew. I haven't seen any balls crews with > a pitch twice the diameter. Are you sure you are not a factor of 10 > out?
Hmmmmm... It looks like if have a sliding support like you suggested trailing on either side of the ball screw by 38 inches that would allow me to get up to 1113 RPM which would give me a pretty respectable 388 IPM…. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated <http://3DTOPO.com> Phone: 208.462.4171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users