Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: long ball screws

Darrell wrote:

> Jon,
> Shame on you.
> Some where in this you should have said "This is a joke"

>
> > found them. They were at least 5" in diameter, about 20'
> long, with
> > ball nuts
> > that were about 8-10" in diameter and a foot long! They
> were new
> > replacements
> > for some Cincinnatti machine. But, definitely out of the
> class stuff I
> > was looking
> > for.
> >
> > Somebody ought to grab these, as they would be fine for
> retrofitting a
> > Bridgeport,
> > especially a Ser II machine, or one in that size range.
> You can cut off
> > excess
> > length quite easily. You could sell them on eBay.

Ah, sorry, now I see the confusion! Clearly, the 5" Cinci screws
wouldn't
even fit through the space between the table and saddle of a Bridgeport!

But, I meant someone should grab those 1.5" dia screws that somebody
mentioned
were at the Boeing surplus outlet. Those sound like an excellent fit
into a
Bridgeport.

Jon