Re: linear bearing based on ground flat stock

Bill,

You are exactly correct.

It would even be possible to turn the square into a flat with vee
edges. (put it in a couple of vee blocks on a mill and go to town!<G>

It could be mounted horizontally or vertically.

I guess I was thinking of a 1" square bar and two skate bearing
thicknesses being abou .550, with a need for a bit between them. Had
the face of the bar "covered".

Thank you for pointing out there is NO downside!<G>

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, wanliker@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 5/22/2006 4:11:32 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> ballendo@... writes:
>
> Down side is the need to end mount the bar. But at your light
loads
> and relatively small travels this shouldn't be a deal-breaker.
>
>
>
> Why can't the bar be multi position mounted as long as your mounts
can clear
> the V Pulleys on two opposite sides.
> Won't the 2 V pulleys on opposite sides bear on surfaces in all
four
> directions, left right, up, down???
> In fact, as far as the bar is concerned, each direction has two
alignment
> surfaces from the V of the pulleys.
>
> If you set the edges of the bar vertical, they could be mounted
all along
> one horizontal side with a narrow web type of mount.
> IMHO
> bill
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>