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Attn Chris Baugher Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews?

Posted by Will Bow
on 2003-08-02 17:23:50 UTC
Hi Chris,

I dont suppose you have a part number for the ballscrew and ball nuts
do you?

Thanks

Will

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Chris Baugher
<cbaugher_yahoo@b...> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Bill Kichman wrote:
>
> > McMaster-Carr's pricing is even cheaper than Reid Tool...you can
buy "by the
> > inch" and 5/8" diameter is seriously discounted compared to the other
> > diameters....this is looking better all the time....so now if I
buy the
> > square nut only, how is that attached to the mill? I ask, because a
> > standard flange likely won't fit my application anyhow, so I
thought I would
> > investigate other mountings...
>
> I just got some of McMaster's cheap ballscrews and nuts for my
micro-mill
> CNC conversion. The nuts are a little crude, more so than I expected.
> But then they're only $22 each...
>
> Anyway I made my own simple preloaded nut. Take a block of aluminum or
> whatever and bore a 15/16" hole through it, the same size as the outer
> diameter of the threads on the ball nut. Now make a slit through
one side
> of the block all the way through to the hole in the same plane as the
> centerline of the hole. Then drill and tap 2 holes perpendicular to
that
> slit so that now you have a sort of clamp. One nut goes in each side of
> the hole so that the nuts are facing each other. When the screws are
> tightened the nuts are then clamped in and won't move. When you
assemble
> this together with the ballscrew you can loosen one nut and turn it very
> slightly to remove the backlash, then tighten it again.
> Now you can drill other holes in the block to mount it to whatever you
> want. Instant anti-backlash nut.
>
> I can take some pictures of it tomorrow. That should get the idea
across
> much better.
>
> C|

Discussion Thread

Bill Kichman 2003-08-01 18:11:19 UTC Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? sam sokolik 2003-08-01 18:22:09 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-01 18:29:25 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Bill Kichman 2003-08-01 18:55:06 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-01 19:07:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Bill Kichman 2003-08-01 19:14:37 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Bill Kichman 2003-08-01 20:16:09 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Chris Baugher 2003-08-01 21:35:44 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-01 22:01:31 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-01 22:18:37 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? kdntool 2003-08-02 03:33:23 UTC Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? turbulatordude 2003-08-02 05:52:23 UTC Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? turbulatordude 2003-08-02 05:59:36 UTC Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? - anti-backlsh mounting Kim Lux 2003-08-02 06:46:41 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-02 07:07:39 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-02 07:33:10 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? mmeyers1111 2003-08-02 07:50:56 UTC Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Bill Kichman 2003-08-02 16:41:44 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Will Bow 2003-08-02 17:23:50 UTC Attn Chris Baugher Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Robb Greathouse 2003-08-03 08:58:22 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Kim Lux 2003-08-04 15:43:20 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? C.S. Mo 2003-08-04 15:50:27 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? C.S. Mo 2003-08-04 16:09:46 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Chris Baugher 2003-08-04 19:19:47 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Attn Chris Baugher Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Chris Baugher 2003-08-04 19:28:41 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? chrlythb@a... 2003-08-04 21:24:21 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? Jon Elson 2003-08-04 22:49:31 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Attn Chris Baugher Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews? turbulatordude 2003-08-05 06:54:41 UTC Attn Chris Baugher Re: Best source for inexpensive ballscrews?