> Unforch, it doesn't appear they want any business from my side of the > pond, no links to individual products at all, and a very limited web > page, looks like a line card from a distributer for me. > > And, while those are better prices, one would need one on each side of > the nut, which puts that at about the same as the cost of the screw. > I'll cobble up something before I make swarf with it though. >
Welcome to the UK. Industrial supplies that do have prices online tend to be daylight robbery with violence. For example, looking at online prices only; black mild steel costs ~5 times as much as bright machined aluminium. A lot of companies won't respond to e-mail, or if they do, it's to request a phone call. Other companies will ignore phone calls, but reply to e-mails. *mutter* That said, my lathe (which has sealed ballscrew bearings) has telescopic springs on half of the Z axis, with the X axis being enclosed. The other half *should* have a spring cover, but since it was broken I left it alone. This has not resulted in any problems yet. Turning has been limited to fairly soft materials though, so no sparks from CBN inserts. The mill has a sheet of PU over the ways, which does a surprisingly effective job, I appreciate this doesn't work on lathes - but I can't see any mention of the type of machine you're using at the moment. Cheers Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
