On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 4:59 AM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > A simple sleeve "glued" on will work for a ball screw extension. It > > will hold FAR greater than what a wimpy stepper is ever going to > > achieve to break it. > > > > Just use correct glue. > > > > BTW - super glue is wrong answer.. > > > Ok, so name the Right Stuff(TM). > > I thought about one of the Goop's, but that stuff can be springy. Motors > are 425 oz max, those 2 are 262's though. Also thought of the epoxies, but > I've had some disappointing results as it gets brittle with the years. I > still like the mechanical clamp from hell, the pipe thread idea. I can > make that with G33 easily enough. And in any size needed as its a one off > anyway. > > Looking around the shop for a 7/16" SAE nut I can re-bore came up empty > though. So I might have to make the whole nut from 5/8" stock. Not > impossible either, and probably desirable since stock nuts are too thin > anyway. Using a pipe wrench to tighten it wouldn't bother me either as > once assembled, it goes out of sight, and the hex corners clearance might > need dremel surgery on the table ends. > > Keeps me out of the bars don'tcha know, Steve. > > > Cheers, Gene > There's a Loc-Tite designed just for that kinda stuff. I forget which number it is, but it's in the 600 series. Depends on the fit of the parts, whether loose or tight. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
