Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] long leadscrews

On Thu Nov 13 17:17:45 2003 morgantechnical wrote:

>Could a person fashion a leadnut with a "string" that could hang in a
>loop and be connected to other threaded or non-threaded nuts and as
>the leadnut travels it would tug out a couple of them to act as
>supports and as it returned it would push them back to the end?
>
>Maybe put them on both sides for say a 9 foot leadscrew.
>
>Anyone tried this or is this even feasable?

Its probably not doable, due to the fact that it would have to be installed in a
3 sided slide mount of some sort, in order to give it a mesure of solidity. The
idea is not totally withouit merit, though. If one had a central lead screw, it
could be protected by a similar setup, with. "telescoping", half-round sheets,
pulled out from, or pushed back towards, the ends of the lead screw. Of course
this would only work with the heavy stuff, not fine sawdust, etc., which gets
blown into everything, everywhere.

Bill


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