On 2014-06-13 12:04, andy pugh wrote: > On 12 June 2014 01:34, Todd Zuercher > <zuerc...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> I was considering just putting a ball screw on just one side of the >> gantry and leaving the racks and pinions alone (still connected). I >> know it kind of still leaves the far side to flop around > > In that scenario the free-wheeling rack-and-pinion pair would keep > things square, so it isn't such a strange idea.
It would help, but the axis between the gears would have to be very rigid, otherwise it'll "spaghetti". If you;ll make it more stiff then the frame it's doable. > > > -- > atp > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk > Solutions > Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems > Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. > Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration > http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
