Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] long ball screws

William Scalione wrote:

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> dave engvall wrote:
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> >
> >
> > For those in Seattle area:
> >
> > Noiticed a pair of approx 1.5" ball screws (5-6' long)
> > outside in Boeing surplus today. Packaged in wooden crate.
> > Unfortunately they had been rained on and who knows what
> > shape they were in before that.
> >
> > dave
> >
>
> They sound like aircraft flap screws, used to raise and lower the
> trailing edge flaps. If that's the case, I'm not sure how accurate they are.
>
>

I took a longer look at those ball screws yesterday. The box was addressed to Clarkfork of Washington...ie. these are ball screws
for a forklift. Still they are 1.5" ball screws almost 6 feet long. Bought them just because the price was too good to resist.
Sourcing the ball nut should not be too hard Adjusting for backlash may get rather interesting. ;-)

Dave