On 11 December 2012 14:49, Steve Stallings <[email protected]> wrote:
> Are the OD of the ball nut and the centerline of the > ball screw concentric? Some castings are offset to > help with mounting the return tubes. I would hope that the outer diameter was concentric, as no other register is available. > Is the OD perfectly round? The bearing that you > referenced is a very thin section and would easily > distort if the OD of the ball nut was out of round. Again, it would be harder to make it oval than round, so one would rather hope so. > How are you going to attach a pulley to rotate the > ball nut? Bolted to the flange. > You should be aware of lubrication issues. A spinning > nut tends to expel it own lubricant. A good point, but one that I will choose to ignore :) -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
