On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 at 12:59, Stuart Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know how much preload is considered 'tiny'. The 5 axis Cinci X > travel is 120". The preload stretch is supposed to be .007" measured with > an indicator on a mag base on the casting beside the screw while tightening > the nuts.
That sounds very tiny on that length. It pretty much falls off the bottom of this bolt-stretch calculator. https://www.engineersedge.com/hardware/bolt_elongation_formula_15777.htm -- 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, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
