Gene, I use threaded shaft collars a lot with good success. From McMaster Carr look up 6438K18 to get the page number. They come in metric and inch and don't move once you set them...
John On 26 Mar 2008 at 10:56, Gene Heskett wrote: > What I'm blaming on wear is now found to be the nut on the end of the > x screw gradually working loose because the keyway allows the coupling > to turn about a degree when the going gets tough & eventually I wind > up with .30" of backlash cuz its the backlash adjustment. I may have > to re-think that design in favor of a split clamping to totally stop > that thou of slippage everytime it reverses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
