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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: EightBySix on March 31, 2013, 05:51:59 pm
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Just read through all of the CNC64 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,113763.0.html) thread. Amazing :cheers:
I wanted to ask, but didn't want to distract from the thread... Where do you look for threaded rods? I have a similar need for my coffee table cab project (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,96762.msg1267519.html#msg1267519), to open and close the table top. I got a threaded bar from my local DIY shed, but if I managed to find one with a larger pitch (?) then I could spin it more slowly and have less motor noise.
Does anyone know of any places with various lead screws? Uk preferably...
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Home improvement stores. Commonly referred to as "all-thread".
UK? Not sure.
Edit - Here's some nylon allthread in the UK: http://www.allthread.co.uk/allthread_nylon.html (http://www.allthread.co.uk/allthread_nylon.html)
And here's some steel allthread in the UK: http://www.shop4fasteners.co.uk/acatalog/Threaded_Bar_Steel_Studding_Rod_Allthread.asp (http://www.shop4fasteners.co.uk/acatalog/Threaded_Bar_Steel_Studding_Rod_Allthread.asp)
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Threaded rods can get quite expensive depending on size and length.
Grainger has threaded rods here - http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/threaded-rods/bolts/fasteners/ecatalog/N-8k5 (http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/threaded-rods/bolts/fasteners/ecatalog/N-8k5)
McMaster Carr also has them - http://www.mcmaster.com/#threaded-studs/=m4r5hu (http://www.mcmaster.com/#threaded-studs/=m4r5hu)
Also don't forget that these are retailers. If you search on Ebay you may find a steal for threaded rods but watch for shipping. It's solid metal usually and a beast to ship.
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For lower-cost lead screw applications, you don't want just any threaded rod. Acme threaded rod is most often used for this purpose.