On Wednesday 06 November 2013 23:00:33 [email protected] did opine: > why doesn't someone try turning the nut not the screw? Bridgeport bosses > X axis screw was bolted to the end of the table > > Terry > When I did the 2nd attempt to make a Z drive for my mill, that is what I did. Now that I have some ball bearing shoes riding the post to get rid of the stiction, its working great.
> On Nov 6, 2013, at 5:24 PM, John Thornton <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a belt driven plasma table that I've been using for years, in > > fact it was my first EMC machine that I built. The biggest problem > > with my design is the linear bearings that I used, they just slide > > over the extruded aluminum. I would go with bigger belts next time or > > invest in the dual belt system if not too pricy. > > > > http://gnipsel.com/shop/plasma/plasma.xhtml > > > > JT > > > > On 11/6/2013 1:47 PM, Marshland Engineering wrote: > >> I'm looking to make a new CNC table for both Plasma and possibly > >> Plastic and Aluminum cutting. It will be about 1.8m x 1.2m. > >> I was wondering if anyone has a similar configuration that is run > >> with toothed belts instead of ballscrews? Obvously a lot cheaper > >> option, however, I was wondering on the rigidity of the overall > >> construction. I probably would only be cutting up to 3 mm aly plate > >> with a 6mm diameter or less cutter. > >> > >> Thanks Wallace > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --------- November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers > >> Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. > >> Explore techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and > >> tuning. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and > >> coprocessors. See abstracts and register > >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231&iu=/4140/ostg > >> .clktrk _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers > > Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. > > Explore techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and > > tuning. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and > > coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231&iu=/4140/ostg. > > clktrk _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers > Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. > Explore techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and tuning. > Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See > abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231&iu=/4140/ostg.cl > ktrk _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users 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) Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi. (What Jove may do, is not permitted to a cow.) A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. Explore techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and tuning. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
