On 12 April 2018 at 13:27, Todd Zuercher <to...@pgrahamdunn.com> wrote:
> If you want to try multiple drive motors, a rack and pinion becomes a very > good option. You can make quite a nice actuator reasonably easily by using a gear on the motor spindle and a round rack running in suitable bushings. http://www.hpcgears.com/pdf_c33/22.10.pdf (It is titled "1.5mod" but the table has sizes between 1.0 and 5.0 mod) I used that arrangement back when I was much less well equipped with machine tools by welding two short pipes together in a cross with a pinion running in one pipe and the rack sliding in the other, both with oilite bushings. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
