Hi folks, after a lot of thought I have decided that using plain screws on my lathe conversion is never going to give good results, and as far as I can see after a little experimentation I'm not going to be able to apply backlash compensation because the play in at least the Z leadscrew is too large. So, has anyone got any experience of replacing the myford screws with ballscrews please? Or could point me to info on the web?
I think I can see how to do it on the crossslide without too much trouble, but getting a long Z screw aligned with the nut on the saddle, and mounting the nut, has me stumped for now. Another problem will be protecting the screws from chips.
Thanks in advance!
John.