You would still have a bit of chatter and vibration and i think the cost of this would also be more than the cost of a larger ball screw.


Quote Originally Posted by ptjw7uk View Post
If the problem with long ballscrews is whip why not fit traveling intermediate bearings as in travelling steady would only need a bearing in which the ballscrew would slide and then some sliding mechanism to pull the steady back into place when the axis moved to the other end. t least 2 steadies would be needed each side (if double ballscrews) plus space at each end to park the steady.

Just an idea!

Peter