The clamping type have more holding power than the set screw type. My preference is the single screw clamp type.
My ball screw kit came with 6.5x10mm motor coupling and I need 8x10mm. So I could drill out the ones I have. But I question how good these are to begin with.
They are an aluminum alloy slit type with small 2.5mm screws to apply the clamping force. Wouldn't a slit type with set screws be better than the clamping type, less likely to slip?
My steppers have a notch in the shaft for a set screw but the ball screws do not. If so do I grind a small notch in the ball screw shaft?
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The clamping type have more holding power than the set screw type. My preference is the single screw clamp type.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA
Are these the helical versions?
Generally it is wise to use stainless versions for servo's, the aluminum are typically reserved for encoders.
Al.
CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design
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Be easier to reply if we could see a photo or link to what you have. I personally prefer Oldham style couplers. Cost a bit more but robust. Also fairly easy to machine/make if you have the means.
This style works, but like coherent, I prefer Oldham style couplers. And yes, the style in the photo can be torqued down enough to do the job. Just be sure to use blue Locktite, because the screw can vibrate loose over time. You should use locktite, no matter the style.
Gary
The Old Man and the C -----NC
Be careful with Locktite. If you get it on the inside of the coupler and slip it onto the shaft, it can be very difficult to remove the coupler later on.
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I didn't like those but they do work. Depending on how tight the machine is they can add backlash. I went for jaw type instead. Much happier with them.
I didn't have the means to make some Oldham. Otherwise I'd have bought the insert discs and made some couplings for them.
My experience with these types of clAmping couplings is that they are basically crap without additional slippage prevention!! This is the result of work in industry on custom machinery and factory built machines of various types. What is worse the slippage is often hard to detect. By the way these are all professional builds where tolerances are tight, I’ve seen slippage on shafts as small as 6mm up to around 20-25mm. Believe me on the machines built in Japan the tightened the living hell out of the clamp screws and did loctite them.
So personally I would not use such shaft clAmping solutions without a key way to prevent rotational slippage. By the way I’ve seen this slippage from steel and aluminum couplings and pulleys. Aluminum seems to be worse due to stretching so that is something to consider.
In my estimation they can’t be and I’ve worked with clamps using screws from 4-40 to 5mm. Often what happens is that techs try to stop slippage by tightening even more thus leading to broken screws.
By the way often you will only realize that there is slippage upon disassembly. You will see the signs of rotational rubbing on the shaft that the coupling is attached to. One diagnostic tool is whiteout ink applied to the shaft & collar in a thin strip to register the two parts. If the strips separate then you have rotational problems. The problem is you can’t always access the shaft and coupling to mark.
So I’m apparently in the minority here but my experience with these solutions, in an industrial setting, has been very mixed. Such couplings have their uses, especially if phase relationships need to be adjusted. In general though I find belt drives to be easier to deal with and with the right pulley mounting more reliable.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. In my experience it is to their advantage to put a coupler in the kit whether it will work or not. You have to match the coupler to the job being done and with no other information other than shaft size, it is impossible to know if this is an adequate coupler.
Those miniature couplers won't make a huge difference. I'd just use direct drive couplings with two screws for that 8mm shaft man.
Different when you drive a 500kg table set-up at high speed though, in these circumstances those couplings are necessary and need careful selection.
I prefer the clamping spider type couplers myself. Often they can be had with both a setscrew and a clamp. Take note, the one you have has a bit of torsional spring to it and this will increase your backlash.
Good couplers are not cheap. https://www.anaheimautomation.com/pr...D=1206&cID=559
These are my prefered couplings https://www.automationdirect.com/adc...ervo_couplings
Expensive but they work well, they use a bushing that is clamped to the shaft with the set screws.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA