andy pugh wrote: > Has anyone tried reducing the backlash in a ballnut by fitting oversized > balls? > If so, how did it turn out? > > Do you have backlash the full length or is the screw worn in the middle? Most can be reballed to reduce the slop but you must be careful that the OD of the ball does not bear, you want contact on the quadrants. How much backlash do you have now?
I put new balls in my Well-Index X axis and it tightened it right up. Luckily the screw had very little wear. Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel - in partnership with Geeknet, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials, tech docs, whitepapers, evaluation guides, and opinion stories. Check out the most recent posts - join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
