CAD CAM EDM DRO - Yahoo Group Archive

Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball lead screws

Posted by andrew abken
on 2000-06-05 08:34:44 UTC
Hello steve,


Thanks for the advice, I hate to let those ball screws go to waste, so I
will give that idea a try. I cant loose anything by doing it.


Andrew Abken

>From: scott3d3@...
>Reply-To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com
>To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com
>Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball lead screws
>Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 13:53:21 -0000
>
>I know the cheaper ball lead screws how a very rough finish when you
>look at them under a microscope, which will cause interference under
>load and will deflect. Take a buffing wheel with a 1200 diamond grit
>polishing compound and make that baby shine. It will not remove more
>than .0001 to .0002 of metal at the most, it will not remove all of
>the roughness, but you will notice the difference. The riding edge of
>the balls will now roll without interference causing the grating
>sound and your mill will cut more accuritely.
>

________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Discussion Thread

andrew abken 2000-06-05 08:34:44 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ball lead screws