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  1. 15-06-2012 #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by i2i View Post
    is the original steel.??
    Nope... It is a kind of aluminium alloy...


    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
    This is probably a bit far fetched, but I wonder if it would be possible to machine a thread on one of the cheap ballnuts from china? The grade of steel is clearly hard, but it does file so it may be possible to machine.
    Hi Jonathan,
    You would do that on a Lathe I guess. So would you first remove all the balls ?

    RNR
    Last edited by rnr107; 15-06-2012 at 06:13 PM.
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