Hi! I'm a newbie and I'm in the process of completing my first CNC design. I've decided to use ballscrews to drive my linear motion. While doing some research I ran across Threadless Ballscrews (or Rolling Ring Drives) and dug into it some more. It appears these can be used in CNC applications. One company (Amacoil) has one available that has an allowable axial thrust capacity of 450lbs. Seeing as I am new at this, I don't know if that's good or bad. I'm trying to make a CNC machine that I...
Ballscrews - Threaded or not
Ballscrews - Threaded or not