Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Rong-Fu RF-45

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote:

> Thanks Dan, your discription does help a lot. The discussion of the
> driver thimble sounds a lot like the drawings from Roland's articles
> on mill/drill conversion a few years ago, are those the plans you
> mean or has he released some for the RF-45 series he's working on?
> I have the Projects Seven book which includes those articles, but I
> don't know if it is as complete as the actual magazine articles. One
> of the drawings shows a thrust bushing but I can't figure out where
> the heck it goes, unless it's into the orginal end plate which isn't
> shown.
> Terry
>

Yes, those are the same plans. The thrust bushing goes on the inside of the
bearing plate, up against the thrust bearing on the right side bearing plate.
It seems like the thrust bushing goes on the ballscrew first, then the bearing
plate, then the timing pulley- mounted on the tube, and finally the thimble w/
capscrew goes inside the end of the tube.

Dan