Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: no thrust bearing

andrewyslee wrote:

>Hi Bob, list,
>
>While not impossible, it is not like walking into Walmart/RadioShack
>when one wants to purchase things like linear rails, leadscrew, etc.
>The plans I am looking at uses drill rods for guide. No one here
>seems to know what a drill rod looks like.
>
>So, just to dip my toes in to find out what it is all about, I may
>try to make something simple with drawer slides and threaded rods
>which one can easily pick up at the hardware stores, then perhaps
>become more ambitious later. (I know there are lots of "professionals
>here, but anyone else went down this road in their "formative" years?)
>
>How does one attach a leadscrew/threaded rod to a thrust bearing?
>Does one just make sure that the diameters are a tight fit, or are
>there screws to tighten or something?
>
>

Usually, you have to clamp the bearing against a shoulder on the
leadscrew with some kind
of threaded collar. At least, that's the best way to do it.

Jon