Leadscrew Tutorial - feedback wanted

[crane550]

Hey folks,

Recently I was wondering what type of leadscrew I should get and thought that it would be nice if there was a simple walk through for finding out what screws will get you what kind of speed.

After hashing out the math (which I think is right) I thought I might be able to share my finding with everyone to make this information a little more accessible, seeing as this question gets asked every freakin day.

Please check out the link below and tell me what you think.

Leadscrew Pitch Tutorial

Keep in mind I have a knack for absolutely butchering terminology, so if I'm incorrect about something please let me know. I don't want to mis-inform anyone. Also my spelling and grammar are probably the second worst in Idaho, so please don't measure my intelligence by this one write up! I am definitely going to clean it up, do some formatting and more proof reading to make it read easier. For now I just want to make sure my facts are right.

Also this drill instructor back at boot camp said almost every mean thing about me and my mother that could be said...so don't worry about hurting my feelings if I'm wrong I want to know about it. Just want to contribute a bit.

[mrmartyman7]

Originally Posted by crane550 Hey folks, Recently I was wondering what type of leadscrew I should get and thought that it would be nice if there was a simple walk through for finding out what screws will get you what kind of speed. After hashing out the math (which I think is right) I thought I might be able to share my finding with everyone to make this information a little more accessible, seeing as this question gets asked every freakin day. Please check out the link below and tell me what you think. Leadscrew Pitch Tutorial Keep in mind I have a knack for absolutely butchering terminology, so if I'm incorrect about something please let me know. I don't want to mis-inform anyone. Also my spelling and grammar are probably the second worst in Idaho, so please don't measure my intelligence by this one write up! I am definitely going to clean it up, do some formatting and more proof reading to make it read easier. For now I just want to make sure my facts are right. Also this drill instructor back at boot camp said almost every mean thing about me and my mother that could be said...so don't worry about hurting my feelings if I'm wrong I want to know about it. Just want to contribute a bit.

Glad I checked out your site Crane Designs cool guitars , I am a guitar play from way back still play everyday .
I am about to attempt my first cnc router machine , looking at stepper motors on ebay and found a set up for about $200.00 . After reading your leadscrew tutorial realized I will need to know their specs before I look into leadscrews , I want to build a 24" x 36" machine . I have been thinking about this for 2 years while I have been recovering from surgery on my neck
"maybe they used a cnc to make the parts to rebuild my neck bones" LOL
You must be a guitar player too , to be into building the tele blanks they are great.
So can I ask you for information when I need to ? my name is Marty
my email is mjmakarick777@msn.com Your CNC machine is awesome too by the way. Hope to hear back from you . I just joined this site today .
FYI , I did notice 1 type-O in the tutorial LOL

[yackback]

Unfortunately I don't have the prior knowledge to correct you if you're wrong, but assuming the info is correct that was a very helpful, plain english tutorial for something I had been struggling to understand in some other build logs. Thanks a bunch for that!