On Jan 22, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote:
> There is a link for how to make nuts that fit your screws, usually with > less than a thou of backlash, using acetal/delrin for the nut material. > > <http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/43645-Making-Acetal-leadscrew- > nuts-the-easy-way> > > These have the advantage of less friction than a std nut under load, very > low wear rate and virtually zero backlash when molded around your existing > screws. I don't know as I would try and make a half nut assembly that way, > but a full nut on the Z with my ball screw and nut on my lathe has not been > a problem as I just use the keyboard to move it. Nice! Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated <http://3DTOPO.com> Phone: 208.462.4171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
