Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] mounting ballscrews onthe ol mini mill help

At 08:49 AM 10/2/02 -0400, you wrote:

>Ordinary deep groove ball bearings are rated for light thrust loads-

Most of these have thrust loads almost as high as the radial load. No
fooling! Check any maker's cat on that. You might like to consider that in
thrust, all the rolling elements bear load; in radial load, only about 1/3
of them do.


Regards, Hoyt McKagen


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