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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) => Topic started by: jim_geib on August 17, 2006, 11:29:07 PM

Title: My Smithy ballscrews and linear slides on X&Y Axis
Post by: jim_geib on August 17, 2006, 11:29:07 PM

I just finished installing the linear slides. it has Rockford ballscrews on all axis.
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Title: Re: My Smithy ballscrews and linear slides on X&Y Axis
Post by: fdos on August 18, 2006, 08:01:19 AM

Quote from: jim_geib on August 17, 2006, 11:29:07 PM

I just finished installing the linear slides. it has Rockford ballscrews on all axis.

Nice. Going to to be a rapid little machine on linear ways.

Sure you mean X & Z axis's though ;)

You going to gang tool it with that long crosslide?

Wayne...

Title: Re: My Smithy ballscrews and linear slides on X&Y Axis
Post by: jim_geib on August 18, 2006, 08:27:16 AM

Yea, X&Z for the lathe. I have tried 70 imp and the steppers did not stall, thing sure do move quick at that speed! My project for this winter will be the mill spindle, I realy have it micky moused right now and I do want to change it.