Originally Posted by Scott_M  Another way that may have worked would have been to get a longer screw that fits the "fixing" screw hole and just turn it back in. |
Woooooooh, I really like that idea. The simplicity...
Originally Posted by Scott_M Without the saddle blocked the gibb could stick to the machine and actually pull the saddle |
I doubt that the gib could stick harder than the normal force of milling operations on the ballscrew, provided that you are pushing on the gib directly with the longer fixing screw. I don't think I'd block the saddle at all, but to be sure and not wreck something, it wouldn't hurt.
I'm glad you got it done, Randy. And you only stayed up until most hours, not all hours. Good luck with Z.
Regards,
- Just Gary
P.S. Drilling your bearing plate and grinding the end of the bolt (so that it fit into the hole in the bearing plate) would have kept the nut from walking. Sorry I didn't mention it.