Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Stepper mount for Vertex H/V 6" rotory table ?

on 2003-05-03 00:44:26 UTC

At 02:54 03/05/2003 +0000, you wrote:

> > For the 6", I would not go below 200 oz-in or thereabouts. The
>Vertex
> > tables, despite having ball races on the worm shaft & on the table
>spindle,
> > seem to need a fair amount of power to drive them. May be something
>to do
> > with the grease they lube them with.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tony
> >
> >
>
>Tony,
> I have a 6" Vertex and can not get a 200 oz in motor to turn
>it. The stepper is a Pacific Scientific Powermax II. I have taken
>all the backlash adjustment to where it is very free running, but
>still no luck.

Suggest you try cleaning out all of the bearing surfaces & re-lubricating
with a light machine oil - see if that makes a difference.

Regards,
Tony

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