On Sun, 2012-05-13 at 14:43 -0700, charles green wrote: ... snip > has anyone ever heard of a ball worm? ... snip
http://urobotics.urology.jhu.edu/projects/BW/ To me, it seems too light duty for CNC work. Maybe more than one input shaft could be used to spread the load and maybe also provide preload, but this starts to get too complex for my taste. My plan for a robotic arm tool and work piece changer will be like a miniature back hoe arm, http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Case_580C/dcp_6721.jpg but use ball screws in place of the hydraulic cylinders. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users