Anti-backlash bearings for acme screws

[Lee Roberts]

On my mill I used a pair of ordinary angular contact bearings and sprung them using the end of an old square section air rifle spring crushed close to solid.

Any chance you have a pic of that setup for us to see ?

[Robin Hewitt]

Any chance you have a pic of that setup for us to see ?

It's rather enclosed, no seals on the bearings, had to bury it a bit.

I would take a pic but I just moved the workshop out of the garage up on to the industrial estate :D

[Lee Roberts]

It's rather enclosed, no seals on the bearings, had to bury it a bit.

I would take a pic but I just moved the workshop out of the garage up on to the industrial estate :D

Ok Robin some other time maybe, i think we all know what it is like to have a work shop with space!

Cheers Mate.

[Robin Hewitt]

Ok Robin some other time maybe, i think we all know what it is like to have a work shop with space!

I had plenty of room but the big benefit is not worrrying about her indoors moaning about metal cuttings walked in to the house. I forgot to tell her that swarf is death to carpets so I was actually getting away with it :D

Also I can now play at CNC plasma cutting without sooting up her car (double garage) and I have bought this book on how to melt cast iron by burning old engine oil. Not the sort of thing I want to do under he watchful eye in case there's a spillage.

[Robin Hewitt]

Try this link...

http://www.artfulbodgermetalcasting.com/3.html

[Lee Roberts]

Sounds like fun! I'm intending to build a cupola over the winter using some Babington burners....I have the balls already! Babington burner

Hi kip, what is a cupola ?