Well - this is a new one on me!
Just seen a Tsudakoma rotab ad in CNC West that shows that they now have a ball drive worm tranny!
Very curious to see how they doo this - I googled it, and found next to nill.
Ball-worm transmission - Holtz, Douglas
Ball worm gear - YouTube
Is this used in the rotary head on 5x mills maybe?
Or is this a brand new app?
There is a video - but it doesn't show the detail that I am interested in.
I wonder how they git the balls to transition from the wheel back to the shaft?
Maybe the unit almost seals up tight to the sides of the wheel?
The concept is nothing - the execution is everything!
Will be real hard to keep contaminants out of this thing I think. ???
(I did not download whatever software they were pushing, so ...)
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Think Snow Eh!
Ox
Just seen a Tsudakoma rotab ad in CNC West that shows that they now have a ball drive worm tranny!
Very curious to see how they doo this - I googled it, and found next to nill.
Ball-worm transmission - Holtz, Douglas
Ball worm gear - YouTube
Is this used in the rotary head on 5x mills maybe?
Or is this a brand new app?
There is a video - but it doesn't show the detail that I am interested in.
I wonder how they git the balls to transition from the wheel back to the shaft?
Maybe the unit almost seals up tight to the sides of the wheel?
The concept is nothing - the execution is everything!
Will be real hard to keep contaminants out of this thing I think. ???
(I did not download whatever software they were pushing, so ...)
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Think Snow Eh!
Ox