Re: Z axis conversion

Jon Elson wrote:

> Mine has not come loose in 2 years of use. There is a tiny bit of
> flex in the assembly, which translates into about .001" of backlash.
> See my page at http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~jmelson/CNCconv.html
> the 8th picture is the quill mechanism. There were no modifications
> to the J head at all required. I did remove a lot of parts related

to the

> auto feed stop, and used all those holes to attach the thing.
>
> Jon

Wally K. replys;


Well i can't argue with success. You obviously did somthing right.
2 years without loosening sounds good to me.

I have looked at your web site many times to see how you did your Z
axis. It would be nice to get a better side view of it and see a
close up of your connecting link.