 | | Re: HOLD ME. —Steve Lane
| | | | (...) Can someone explain how a "recirculating ballbearing guide" works, it sounds interesting. Steve (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: HOLD ME. —Iain Hendry
| | | | | (...) Linear rails and bearings are amazing. Super precise, super rigid, and highly dynamic. The following pictures should give it away without even any text. :) (2 URLs) We make heavy use of linear rails and guides on all of our robots. (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: HOLD ME. —Derek Raycraft
| | | | | | (...) My brain hurts. Derek (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: HOLD ME. —Steve Lane
| | | | | (...) This is exactly the picture I had in my head when I imagined what a recirculating ballbearing system would be like. It resembles a caterpiller track. Whenever I see a race of ball bearings I always think their should be somthing inbetween them (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: HOLD ME. —Iain Hendry
| | | | | (...) You're talking about caged bearings. Caged bearings do have a higher coefficent of friction over non-caged bearings, but the friction is constant (in a normal bearing, the balls come into contact intermitently), the life is extended (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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