On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 23 January 2014 14:30:41 andy pugh did opine: > > > On 23 January 2014 15:24, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > > Agreed and amen. Unforch, the size of ball screws it takes to do that > > > to my HF micromill, are made out of pure unobtainium. The smallest I > > > can buy on fleabay is 12mm > > > > http://www.zappautomation.co.uk/en/miniature-ballscrews-6-12mm-diameter/ > > 38-r0801-ballscrew.html > > > > Or maybe look at the vendors on Aliexpress? > > http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/ball-screw/609097_211302591.html > > as an example. > > > > I used an 8mm on my lathe/mill and despite my concerns it has been > > entirely adequate. > > http://www.cnczone.com/forums/mini_lathe/63621-mini_lathe_cross_slide_ba > > llscrew_solutions-2.html#post509784 > > Figuratively speaking Andy, you had a lot more real estate to play with > than I did in my 7x12. > > But my real question is where the heck did you buy those screws? > > Thanks. > > Cheers, Gene > Gene, Hie thee to this divine web site, and look under Lead Screws, then PS style lead screws and PS style nuts. I've got one of these on my Z axis on my CNC saw beveler. The screws are some kind of modified acme, teflon coated. They're anti-backlash PS style nut is pretty much indestructible, and thankfully for me, idiot proof. http://www.pic-design.com/ Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
