Re: bridgeport ballscrew question

I recently fitted my BP with a retro kit from Rockford Ball Screws.
The screws and the nuts are great. Class A stuff. I have not put the
motors on it yet. Now, I may have done something wrong too, not sure.
I'm new at ALL of this. But when I run the Y all the way back or lock
the saddle down, I can feel some spring in it with the manual crank.
It reads about .002 - .004 on the dial. X is fine but there's no
lever arm to flex there. The C/L of the screw is almost lined up with
the table.

So I may be making a new yoke myself or finding a way to sister up
the existing one with some plate or something like that. Again, not
sure yet.

I saw a beefier one than the one I have at Elrod machine.

http://www.elrodmachine.com/yoke.htm

Unfortunately my bolt patterns and nuts won't fit that one.

I have no affiliation with Elrod. I haven't even bought anything from
them yet. They do have a nice Quill drive too.