surplusjohn
Diamond
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2002
- Location
- Syracuse, NY USA
not used or surplus, but catalog items. any good sources?
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looking for cheap ball screws
- Thread starter surplusjohn
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Mike C.
Diamond
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- Nov 25, 2004
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
jlrii
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2007
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
Hmmm...cheap and ballscrew in the same sentence. 
JR
JR
surplusjohn
Diamond
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2002
- Location
- Syracuse, NY USA
thanks Mike,
JL, yes, that those words do not seem to go together, thus the question.
JL, yes, that those words do not seem to go together, thus the question.
Perry Harrington
Titanium
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2006
- Location
- Klamath Falls, Oregon
Buy the rolled stock from McMaster by the foot and get a double--preloaded nut too. Not too expensive.
this place also has rolled screws for cheap: Automation 4 Less precision rolled ball screws
those are probably pretty decent but i've seen some others that are so crude you'd be better off using allthread and a plastic nut
those are probably pretty decent but i've seen some others that are so crude you'd be better off using allthread and a plastic nut
PaulT
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2002
- Location
- Brisbane, CA, USA
Linearmotionsystems on ebay have ball screws and nuts up to 25mm. They can pre machined to your measurements and posted to your door cheaper than what you can buy them locally. Some of the local stuff getting sold, probably comes out of the same factory anyway.
I bought 3 lengths of 25/5mm and am happy with them. I went with 2 nuts to preload against each other, but he has pre loaded nuts available now.
Dave
I bought 3 lengths of 25/5mm and am happy with them. I went with 2 nuts to preload against each other, but he has pre loaded nuts available now.
Dave
surplusjohn
Diamond
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2002
- Location
- Syracuse, NY USA
Automation 4 less is awesome. 80/20 is 50 bucks a length instead of 75 per length from MSC. Lots of automation components etc, thanks for the tip.
