re:Rochester, NY, search lathe service machine ends ball screw

Wilfrid,

Were the ends of the ballscrews annealed (made soft for machining)?
If not, you've got an uphill battle, IMO.

Might want to talk to Roland Friestad at Cardinal engineering. No,
he's not in your area, but he has a LOT of "ballscrew end modifying"
experience. And he has developed a method of converting import
Mill/drills without machining the ends of the ballscrews used for
retrofit. Was to be published; Don't know if it has been...

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

>I will have to machine of my unmachined ends ball screw.
>These three ball screw are presently in Rochester, New York State.
>Length 36", 66" , and 96", .75 diam. and .2 lead.
>
>Someone could help me to do that on his lathe for me with at a
>friend's price.
>Wilfrid