RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball/acme screw question

Thanks for all the info everyone!

One last (for now) question: Are acme screws their true diameter? Ie. If
I buy a 1/2" screw, do I plan on using 1/2" ID bearings?

Okay, one more: Does anyone make small mounting flanges for acme nuts? I
just can't see a 2.600" flange for a 3/8" rod.

Thanks again,
JJ

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marv Frankel [mailto:dcdziner@...]
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:11 PM
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>
> Brian,
> Actually, I'm somewhat of an expert, and the reason
> for a multi-lead
> screw is this. You want a nut that will advance 1" in 4
> revolutions, but if
> the shaft is fairly small in diameter, the depth of the
> thread, if you cut
> it for a normal 4 threads/inch, would weaken the shaft considerably.
> Instead, you cut it 4 threads/inch, but at the depth used for 8
> threads/inch. You then have spaces between the threads in
> which to cut an
> additional lead at the 8 threads/inch depth. You then end up
> with a screw
> that appears to have 8 threads/inch, but the nut will advance 1" for 4
> revolutions. The whole thing has to be done on a lathe, and sounds
> complicated, but it really isn't. In the past, I've generated
> screws with as
> many as 4 leads. They looked like the threads were very fine,
> but the nut
> would fairly fly down the screw.
> You just had a lesson in "Screwing 101".
>
> Marv Frankel
> Los Angeles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian" <ka1bbg@...>
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> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball/acme screw question
>
>
> > Hi, I am no expert but a few things to think about.
> Multiple lead acme
> > screws means you have several threads instead of one so
> they tend to last
> > longer and are stronger. Rolled acme thread has been going
> on for a long
> > time and the acme rods i bought the other day are nicely
> finnished and a
> > quick check says their ok on the length. a "v" thread begins to wear
> quickly
> > and once it gets sloppy it weakens as it wears out. an acme
> thread stays
> > rugged even as its wearing to a point. As for efficient i
> cant answer but
> > there are ground threads of all kinds out there some last
> for many years
> > even if they are "v" or acme or even buttress thread. Each
> has a best use.
> > Take a look at the size you want and then look at the
> different grades
> > available. 1/2-10 acme b2 is the cheapest because of so
> much use, if you
> > order a 15/16-16 thread custom made to your spec's then
> expect to pay
> > premium big bucks. Sometimes the nut and the retaining
> method(back to back
> > bearings or nuts) is the most important part. cul brian f.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JJ" <jj5412@...>
> > To: <cad_cam_edm_dro@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 4:53 PM
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball/acme screw question
> >
> >
> > > (Hoping this is on topic)
> > >
> > > In my quest for constant upgrades to my CNC
> mill/router/pcb thing, I
> > > have a couple of questions:
> > >
> > > Why would you choose a multistart screw over a single start screw?
> > >
> > > Are acme thread screws more efficient that generic threaded rod?
> > >
> > > ADVthanksANCE,
> > > JJ
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