Re: CNC minilathe

> I have a 3/8", 8 turns per inch ballscrew with 6" travel I would

like

> to use for the crosslide. I understand this will rule out manual
> operation, other than that any downside?

An 8 threads per inch (TPI) ballscrew is fine for manual operation.
The problem of the carraige driving the leadscrew only occurs with
very low TPI leadscrews. My mill is 5TPI. No problem.

Roger S