On Friday 11 January 2013 19:57:40 andy pugh did opine: Message additions Copyright Friday 11 January 2013 by Gene Heskett
> On 12 January 2013 00:23, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > 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. > > Quite likely. DQR just happened to be the ones who would take an order > from 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. > > FWIW my lathe has been running with a bare screw for a few years now, > with no problems so far. > The ballnut does have rubber inserts though, to keep out most of the > mess. If I hear from the seller, which I should, I have an unanswered message in his inbox, I will ask if he has those for the nuts, its another trail to explore. Even those would probably outlast me & AFAIAC, I'm not done yet. :) Thanks Andy. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! My views <http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. -- John Naisbitt, Megatrends I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
