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Arbalist
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April 19, 2014, 03:37:48 PM »
Shame the Chinese don't fit stuff like this on their milling machines! I've seen ball screw conversions but this is perhaps even better?
http://www.exlar.com/pages/45-Brochure
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April 19, 2014, 05:04:43 PM »
there's a huge thread about these and other homebrewed versions (including my own design) on the cnczone here
www.cnczone.com/forums/linear-and-rotary-motion/13593-different-better-kind-screw.html
http://wktodd.webspace.virginmedia.com/drillmill/page2.html
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April 20, 2014, 07:05:39 AM »
Interesting stuff. It's a shame some enterprising soul in China hasn't come out with an affordable easy to fit "upgrade" kit for my VMC Mill!
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