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ACME 8mm Rod _does_not_match_ 688Z (8x16x5)

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by mirage335, Sep 6, 2015.

  1. mirage335

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    After thoroughly sanding the inner ring on one of the bearings, it barely fits one of the threaded rods. Yet more unfortunately, that bearing no longer rotates smoothly.
     
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    It is far easier to slightly sand the end of the rod.
     
  4. Flash22

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    You just need to flat off the tops of the thread by sticking it in a drill and holding some emery/abrasive to the end

    as per the v-slot actuator (link starts around the time for the lead screw)

     
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    Wow. Sanding the threaded rod. Had not thought that would be standard procedure, kind of frightening!
     
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    Your only doing the very end and your not taking much more than 0.1mm off the thread - if you do it in stages you can get a very tight engineering fit, tbh there is less tolerance it the bearing and thrust washer than the screw in to the bearing
     
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    Indeed. Works perfectly. Thanks everyone!

    Now, just need to clean off the loose grit.
     

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