FLOATING NUTS

At 11:35 AM 9/17/02 -0000, you wrote:

>To have it float in two directions will mean the introduction of some
>backlash, as the nut "turns" in the recess until it hits a "wall" of
>the recess provided to keep it from turning. And there will be the
>backlash already mentioned from the requirement that the nut be
>thinner than the pocket it sits in...

True as described, but fully floating nuts can be rigged that do not have
the above problems. For one, nut is cross-drilled and pinned from each side
into a carrier. Carrier is also cross-drilled at 90 deg to first pins and
pinned into a second carrier. All items are in same plane. All pin fits are
line-to-line but not tight. This allows side float and to boot allows
angular float.


Regards, Hoyt McKagen


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