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
>

I'll second Les's idea.
Bill Higdon

> 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
>
>
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