Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ballnut Nut

In a message dated 9/9/2003 1:11:39 PM Central Standard Time, cs@...
writes:

>
> Does anyone know if there's anywhere to buy either a tap or a nut for a
> 5/8" Ballnut? It is a 15/16-16 thread which is a little bit of an unusual
> size. Or is my best option to buy a flange (at $23 w/o shipping!) and
> mill it to the right size?
>

C.S.: I assume you mean to thread onto the END of the ball-screw, NOT
the ballscrew-threads! I had this same question for myself, and found out the
TAP would cost three TIMES as much as ONE black-anodized tapped flange, so I
bought one, machined it "custom", and was done! It's PRETTY, too! Jan Rowland


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