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RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Threads on a ball screw........

Posted by leswatts@w...
on 2010-02-26 08:52:51 UTC
>Annealing the end of the ballscrew first is the obvious answer.

Certainly.

If you are not set up for this or just have a couple to do, there's another
way.

Simply use a hand angle grinder to remove the hardenend outer portion of the
screw.
You can easily see/feel when you start breaking through to the softer core.
Then chuck up and finish machine.

Leslie M.Watts
L M Watts Technology
Tiger Georgia
(706) 212-0242

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