Well, thanks for the complement Marv!
Yes I think the cast polymer nut could work for acme as
well as ballscrew material with the right o.d. clearance.
Acme of course is not really the best for preloading
but it can be done. It would have to be free of wear
as well.
Another thing that might be economical is just buy the
ballscrew material without a nut- the nut is often most of the
cost anyway. Then cast a polymer nut around it.
If anyone is seriously interested in doing this I could talk
to the Philly Resins product manager about the technique.
I am afiliated with parent company of Philly and know
some of those guys from corporate meetings. I will be back
and forth to there as I am designing an encoder for another
division.
They seem to really know their stuff.
Les
Leslie Watts
L M Watts Furniture
Tiger, Georgia USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marv Frankel" <dcdziner@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Making your own Ball nuts
Mark,
It's funny you should ask, because I received this info,
, from Les Watts, who
seems
always willing to share his vast knowledge. It was in response to a
question
from me, about making do with the original acme screws, until I was able
to
convert to ball screws. These instructions seem to be applicable to both
types of screws.
Marv Frankel
Los Angeles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Taft" <mark.taft@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 1:12 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Making your own Ball nuts
Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried to making their own ball nuts,
see link bellow.
Perhaps they can share the experience.
Cheers
Mark
