Machining Ballscrews with a mini lathe (& ballscrew support questions)

[HankMcSpank]

Yours are good (no, in fact perfect), mine are aesthetically challenged, but functional - and at least they cost nowt (& are more colourful!)

The good thing about acrylic is it's free if you have a signmaker near you! (check their skip!) ...also it's very flat (a bit brittle though).....

One lump of 20mm & two pieces of 5mm (I needed 30mm!)


Whoever would have thought a 20mm wood bit would be so useful on a metalworker lathe!


20mm bore to take the leadscrew nut that came with the leadscrew (the hole is *meant* to be offset!)...



And all assembled ready to be mounded under my machines Y plane table...



I'm not worried about the colour scheme or the lack of 'finesse'...like I say this is a hobby machine & besides they're outta sight anyway!

My X axis is finished ...and my Y axis is 70% done (I'm not bothering right now with my Z Axis).....wow what a difference it's making to my rapids - amazing!!!