Re: Max feedrate of ball screws?

I just can't imagine how you could find the space in the saddle of
any reasonable sized machine for the belts and drive motors. Take a
Bridgeport for example, there's not a lot of room where the
leadscrew nut assembly mounts. The motors would have to be pretty
small.

Jim

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "dgmachinist" <scsm@m...> wrote:
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Erie Patsellis" <signworks@m...>
wrote:
> > If you're doing woodworking, why use leadscrews?? why not use
rack
> and
> > pinion?
> >
> > erie patsellis
>
>
> And stone...glass...plastics (did I also mention that I am
> going to try to put a milling head on the machine?)....maybe
> metal.. :)
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dgmachinist [mailto:scsm@m...]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 4:18 PM
> > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Max feedrate of ball screws?
> >
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > My scope is if you dont' need it there is no benefit to have
it.
> > > Good luck..
> >
> >
> > That's just the thing... I need at LEAST 300 IPM. I
intend
> on
> > doing some serious woodworking, and the speeds required for good
> > tooling life are kinda up there, so in the long run, whatever the
> > cost is, it might well be worth it...
> >
> > Seth