10-29-2012, 01:10 PM
Your sketch makes sense, I think you nailed it. Thats a very neat trick actually. I was looking at that cross section you posted in that same leadscrew vicinty wondering, the cross hatching looked different. But it almost looks like a traversing pin in there, so I figured it was still hard connected to the leadscrew.
Hmm.. some good ideas & insight here. Glad I asked. Now I have to think on this & figure out a plan.
>Turning the screw (though the spline) moves the cross slide on the carriage, or the block sliding in the taper moves the cross slide when the carriage moves down the bed. When the taper slide is disconnected from the bed everything moves together and only the thread moves the cross slide.
Hmm.. some good ideas & insight here. Glad I asked. Now I have to think on this & figure out a plan.
>Turning the screw (though the spline) moves the cross slide on the carriage, or the block sliding in the taper moves the cross slide when the carriage moves down the bed. When the taper slide is disconnected from the bed everything moves together and only the thread moves the cross slide.
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