Im sorry, the post previous to mine mentioned making a nice tight nut for his new stainless threaded rod. I didn't feel it too much of a stretch from leadscrew to leadnut. Also if one is worried about the cleanliness of their leadscrew grease, there are nuts of other materials available, nylon, brass and more exotic stuff. I know the connectors that you speak of, and they can be an easy way out. However if you think about it, a perfectly made connecter nut and a perfectly made lead screw would have just as much endplay as a regular width nut correct? The reason the longer nuts are tighter is due to the accumulation of tiny errors and flaws within the surface of the threads themselves. Once those flaws wear down, and they will wear down since they are heavy contact points, you will begin to develop endplay again, as well as metal flakes in your lube. Just my opinion for what its worth, probably not very much. |