Re: UK and Europe source for ballscrews

Wally Asks;

Did you get the ends of the screws premachined the way you wanted
them or do you have to have them machined.

How much were the screws and how much was shipping.


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Mike's tech toys" <mikestech@x>
wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> This may be interesting for those on this side of the big pond.
>
> Following a lead from list member Terry Owens, I ended up

purchasing ball

> screws from Eagland Machine Tools Ltd in the UK.
> For less than the lowest priced 16 mm preloaded ballscrews I could

buy

> locally,
> Ian supplied me with 4 high quality preloaded 28 mm NSK ball screws.
> They come in pairs (1 short, about 400 mm eff. length, 1 long,

about 1000

> mm).
>
> After the initial information exchange and money order, the screws

arrived

> securely crated in 2 working days.
> You may find packing and shipping costs being a substantial part of

the

> total price (which probably tells you how cheap the screws are).
>
> Obviously I am very pleased with Ian's service and would like to

recommend

> doing business with him.
>
> He can be reached at Ian@e...
>
> Mike,
> Netherlands.