View Full Version : Is it legal to mix inch and metric ball screws?


dmgdesigns
04-13-2004, 10:21 AM
:confused:

buscht
04-13-2004, 10:27 AM
Yes, it doesn't matter as long as the ball screw and ball nut match. Each axis can be different. I use TurboCNC and it allows you to set up each axis independantly.
You may get a different top speed out of each ball screw however and your accel and decel may be different.

HuFlungDung
04-13-2004, 10:33 AM
One precaution is to check that the controller software can still do circular interpolation with different pitch ballscrews.

dmgdesigns
04-13-2004, 11:00 AM
Thanks for the info.

Hu
This may be impossible to answer but of the most popular controller software I see on this site which will not work with mixed ball screws?

Al_The_Man
04-13-2004, 11:52 AM
Just about all of the systems I have used that use encoder feedback simply accept the number of counts equal to the unit of the system you are using, i.e. counts/inch. So it is usually immaterial what the ballscrew lead is.
Al