"Most machine tools using ball screws go so far as to even put two nuts on with a tab between them to further eliminate backlash to near zero (usually .0002" or less)." That's exactly what I am doing to reduce the inherent slop in ordinary long screws & nuts; 1/2" 13-TPI. Robert :) Be sure to visit the group home and check for new Links, Files, and Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs If Files or Photos are running short of space, post them here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs_Archives/ Yahoo! Groups Links
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RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: CNC::Random musings from a deranged mind
2005-06-29 by Robert Hedan