Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] how to keep ballnut intact while removing from ballscrew???

Hi Kayla

Don't remove the nut!

I typically machine ballscrew ends through the spindle on the lathe.
I support the long end of the screw on the left with a teflon v-block.
I have my mill located such that I can put the v-block on the mill table
and adjust it for a steady rest for long shafts on the lathe. The mill is
just
a few feet to the left of the lathe location.

I clean the oil around the ballnut and just tape it in place somewhere
between the v-block and lathe spindle. When done I remove the tape,
clean and re-oil the area. The tape just keeps it from moving while
I am machining.

Removing the nut is a hassle you don't need!

Les

Leslie Watts
L M Watts Furniture
Tiger, Georgia USA
http://www.alltel.net/~leswatts/wattsfurniturewp.html
engineering page:
http://www.alltel.net/~leswatts/shop.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kayla Sanders" <tattoos4unme@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 6:02 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] how to keep ballnut intact while removing from
ballscrew???


> i was wondering how im going to remove the ballnut so i can machine
> the ballscrew ends for mounting, and keep the nut together so i can
> re-assemble it the way it was before removing??
> any ideas??suggestions??
>
> thanks,
> kayla