Re: UHMW ACME NUTS......

Hello,

Freezing UHMW before tapping it helps immensely.

Hope this helps,

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "yethdear0" <da-mack@e...>
wrote:

>
> UHMW is waxy, stringy and tends to shrink after you cut it. It will
> shrink after tapping and may have to be tapped again after a day of
> sitting. We use to use special oversize taps for UHMW.
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
> <lcdpublishing@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone had any luck (or experience) tapping UHMW plastic for
> use
> > as an ACME nut. I am looking to use 1/2-10 ACME threaded rod for
> a
> > lead screw. This will be in a very dusty enviroment, so I am
> > thinking I want the screw to run dry, thus, the desire for a UHMW
> > nut.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Chris