Re: Knee for z-axis control?

tkis is a "sunk cost" or a condition of hundreds of pounds, fred...

that difference would be EXACTLY the same, knee or quill, as the
impact would be on the TABLE..

if you move 300 # of weight (which a home guy would do how often?) to
any extremes, it would have the SAME effect.


jeffe

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Smith" <imserv@v...>
wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, R Rogers <rogersmach@y...>
> wrote:
> >Some apparently have the misconception that the knee "hangs" off

of

> the Bridgeport and is imposing a large side load on the ways, when

in

> fact it is actually balanced atop the lead screw and stantion.
>
> Move the table all the way forward, and then all the way to the

right

> or left, with a couple hundred pound load at the end, and see if

the

> table lock makes a difference.
>
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