Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] ball screws

In a message dated 19-June-00 11:13:08 Central Daylight Time, jj@...
writes:

<< I see there are some reasonably priced ball screws in my MSC catalog. They
are Thompson Saganaw units with a .625 ball circle and .2" pitch. I'd like
to talk with anyone that has used these to retro-fit one of those Taiwanese
mill/drills. They don't give the max load specs and I'm wondering if they
would be rigid enough. >>

GOOD question! Does Thomson have a "Bridgeport retrofit kit" like some firms
do?

Jan Rowland, Troll with Taiwanese "Bridgeport knockoff" (YCI Supermax.
Decent!)