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Originally Posted by JamesTerm
A friend pointed me to this link last night: http://www.mcmaster.com/#ball-screws/=sy3xrc ... while the parts look great the prices are terrible... it makes me wonder if it would be easier to make your own using parts from say home depot or something. <I'm going to search around a bit more as well>. |
Ball screws are pretty overkill for FRC. McMaster's fast travel lead screws are more affordable, and are very smooth running. The brass nuts have very low friction.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#acme-precis...screws/=sy9ith