Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is unsupported
at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have any problems
with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread. The math is pretty
simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids. (I had it going faster,
but I think I turned it down to 60 for some safety margin.) (Bumping the
kernel speed in Mach made it stable at faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I could
use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported both
ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if I do not
support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also slightly larger
than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it more rigid.

.... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could run
the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to me screw
whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic simple ways
and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot faster unless I add
oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got about 6
inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.

On 2012-04-27, Bob La Londe wrote:
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is unsupported
at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have any problems
with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread. The math is pretty
simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids. (I had it going faster,
but I think I turned it down to 60 for some safety margin.) (Bumping the
kernel speed in Mach made it stable at faster speeds than before.)

Probably OK at that speed and diameter.

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I could
use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported both
ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if I do not
support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also slightly larger
than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it more rigid.

Hmm ... Bridgeport, on my BOSS-3 CNC mill had the longest axis
(the X axis) mounted solidly at one end of the table, and rotated the
*nut* in a pair of matched ball bearings. This was a bit over 1"
diameter, and it was a stepper machine so it could not get anywhere near
the 1200 RPM, but their approach sounds like a very good way to avoid
leadscrew whip.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could run
the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to me screw
whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic simple ways
and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot faster unless I add
oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

The oiler sounds like a very good idea.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got about 6
inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.

No worries there, I think. If you were running a Bridgeport
with a 24" long ballscrew at 200 IPM with servos, you might worry a bit
more.

Good luck,
DoN.

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On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:38:58 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is unsupported
at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have any problems
with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread. The math is pretty
simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids. (I had it going faster,
but I think I turned it down to 60 for some safety margin.) (Bumping the
kernel speed in Mach made it stable at faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I could
use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported both
ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if I do not
support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also slightly larger
than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could run
the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to me screw
whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic simple ways
and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot faster unless I add
oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got about 6
inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.




The number you're interested in is "critical speed." There's a
calculator on this page.
http://www.nookindustries.com/acme/AcmeCalculators.cfm

Note that you have to specify the *root diameter* of the screw and the
configuration of the end support bearings. I didn't check how well the
calculator works; I'd double check with another source before trusting
the result.

--
Ned Simmons

Bob La Londe wrote:

Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.
When the nut is at a position where the unsupported length is greatest,
flick the end of the screw with your finger and note the natural
resonant frequency. If you can get the screw spinning at such a
frequency (note the 60 X conversion from Hz to RPM) then you have
a major problem. This might actually be possible on the Sherline
with its TINY screw, if your Taig screw is really 1/2" diameter
(I didn't remember them being that large at all) this seems
unlikely. Anyway, when the rotation frequency is the same as the
natural first-order bending frequency, that is the first critical speed,
and the condition where vibrations can grow without bound.

Jon

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
...
On 2012-04-27, Bob La Londe wrote:
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported
at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have any problems
with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread. The math is
pretty
simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids. (I had it going
faster,
but I think I turned it down to 60 for some safety margin.) (Bumping the
kernel speed in Mach made it stable at faster speeds than before.)

Probably OK at that speed and diameter.

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could
use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported both
ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if I do
not
support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also slightly
larger
than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it more rigid.

Hmm ... Bridgeport, on my BOSS-3 CNC mill had the longest axis
(the X axis) mounted solidly at one end of the table, and rotated the
*nut* in a pair of matched ball bearings. This was a bit over 1"
diameter, and it was a stepper machine so it could not get anywhere near
the 1200 RPM, but their approach sounds like a very good way to avoid
leadscrew whip.

Don't underestimate steppers. The Taig is running 380 oz steppers at 1200
RPM. My controller automatically switches between stepping and micro
stepping.

Z axis on the Max NC has to be running even faster at 1524 to get that 60
IPM. I do think I turned the Z max down to 50 on that machine. It fast for
such a small machine though.

"Jon Elson" wrote in message
news
Bob La Londe wrote:

Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.
When the nut is at a position where the unsupported length is greatest,
flick the end of the screw with your finger and note the natural
resonant frequency. If you can get the screw spinning at such a
frequency (note the 60 X conversion from Hz to RPM) then you have
a major problem. This might actually be possible on the Sherline
with its TINY screw, if your Taig screw is really 1/2" diameter
(I didn't remember them being that large at all) this seems
unlikely. Anyway, when the rotation frequency is the same as the
natural first-order bending frequency, that is the first critical speed,
and the condition where vibrations can grow without bound.

Jon


Its definitely 1/2 x 20 leads on it. I have had it for over three years,
and its got atleast ten thousand hours on the first set of screws. I am due
to replace them though. Was thinking about going to ball while I have it
all apart.

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread. The
math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids. (I had
it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some safety
margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at faster
speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if I
do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic simple
ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot faster unless
I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got about 6
inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger motor /
drive combination.

"PrecisionmachinisT" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger motor /
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like this
require experimentation of course.

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message ...
"PrecisionmachinisT" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger motor /
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....

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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got
it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to
have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I
supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel
if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make
it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to
me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot
faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got
about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger motor
/
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like
this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....

Ok... but I do things. Sometimes things "conventional" wisdom says isn't
"right", or "best" ... and yet often they work. There are taller pitch
stepper machines running a lot faster than I run my little mills with lower
torque motors. I've seen some pretty big router based machines only running
280 oz steppers and claiming 100IPM or faster rapids. Those gantries weigh
more than the table on a Taig I guarantee. In this case I'm really not
getting all that far out of the comfort zone, and of course that really has
nothing to do with the original topic about screw whip.

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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"PrecisionmachinisT" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got
it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to
have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I
supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel
if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make
it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to
me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot
faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got
about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger motor
/
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like
this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....


Lets try it this way. "Yes...... It does require more torque to move the
load if you have a higher gear ratio.... but if the motor produces more
useable torque at a lower speed it will atleast partially overcome that.
Steppers produce higher torque at the low end of their speed range.

The problem comes in using steppers without the benefit of being able to
"dyno" them and have a reference chart.

"Bob La Londe" wrote:

Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

Critical speed. Something I learned about years ago making 2 axis machines to put hot
melt adhesive on the back of a package tray before edge folding.

Exceed it and your screw looks like a jump rope centered on the nut.

So as screws get longer, they get larger in diameter or you take another route which is
spinning the nut and holding the screw stationary.

Wes
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government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've got
it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to
have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I
supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel
if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should make
it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to
me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot
faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got
about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger motor
/
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like
this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....


Lets try it this way. "Yes...... It does require more torque to move the
load if you have a higher gear ratio.... but if the motor produces more
useable torque at a lower speed it will atleast partially overcome that.
Steppers produce higher torque at the low end of their speed range.

The problem comes in using steppers without the benefit of being able to
"dyno" them and have a reference chart.


Lets try it this way...

Load your pickup truck with firewood, drive it up a steep hill, stopping in the middle...then try and get it moving again in 4th gear...

My point being, your 20 tpi lead screw seems to me an awfully fine pitch when compared to most ballscrews

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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've
got
it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to
have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does
rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw
I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I
supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel
if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should
make
it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I
could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to
me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot
faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of
the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got
about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger
motor
/
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this
case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like
this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....


Lets try it this way. "Yes...... It does require more torque to move
the
load if you have a higher gear ratio.... but if the motor produces more
useable torque at a lower speed it will atleast partially overcome that.
Steppers produce higher torque at the low end of their speed range.

The problem comes in using steppers without the benefit of being able to
"dyno" them and have a reference chart.


Lets try it this way...

Load your pickup truck with firewood, drive it up a steep hill, stopping
in the middle...then try and get it moving again in 4th gear...

My point being, your 20 tpi lead screw seems to me an awfully fine pitch
when compared to most ballscrews

Yes it is awfully fine pitch I feel that a tremendous amount of power is
wasted by having to "over rev" the steppers because they develop much better
torque at lower speeds and real world applications show that a normal ball
screw with more common faster pitches do work just fine even under some
pretty heavy loads. In fact these exact steppers, controller, and power
supply are used in those bigger heavier applications. I'm pretty sure its
not going to be an issue, and if I turn out to be wrong so be it...

But again that really has nothing to do with screw whip. I am going to go
for it anyway. At the same feeds the steppers will be revolving at roughly
1/4 the speed, the ballscrew(s) I am looking at using are larger, and the
existing screws do not appear to be suffering from screw whip.

Now take a Corvette and do your same experiment side by side with a pickup
truck. About the same horsepower give or take.... LOL.

On 2012-04-27, Bob La Londe wrote:


"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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[ ... ]

Hmm ... Bridgeport, on my BOSS-3 CNC mill had the longest axis
(the X axis) mounted solidly at one end of the table, and rotated the
*nut* in a pair of matched ball bearings. This was a bit over 1"
diameter, and it was a stepper machine so it could not get anywhere near
the 1200 RPM, but their approach sounds like a very good way to avoid
leadscrew whip.

Don't underestimate steppers. The Taig is running 380 oz steppers at 1200
RPM. My controller automatically switches between stepping and micro
stepping.

O.K. That is a much smaller stepper than the Bridgeport used.
Hang one of those Bridegport steppers onto the crossfeed of a Taig
lathe, and it would have to hang over the edge of the workbench to
clear, and unless the lathe was bolted down, the weight would simply
topple the thing over the edge. The one stepper weighs more than my
whole Taig lathe, including the induction motor running it's spindle.

And the servos which I am replacing the steppers with are
capable of at least 3000 RPM -- much more likely to induce whip..

Z axis on the Max NC has to be running even faster at 1524 to get that 60
IPM. I do think I turned the Z max down to 50 on that machine. It fast for
such a small machine though.

O.K. Still the screws are short enough so you should not have
much problem.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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On 2012-04-27, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:38:58 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

[ ... ]

The number you're interested in is "critical speed." There's a
calculator on this page.
http://www.nookindustries.com/acme/AcmeCalculators.cfm

Note that you have to specify the *root diameter* of the screw and the
configuration of the end support bearings. I didn't check how well the
calculator works; I'd double check with another source before trusting
the result.

Hmm ... it does not include the configuration which my
Bridgeport uses -- with is with the rotating nut and fixed only at one
end. No support at all at the other.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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On 2012-04-27, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:38:58 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

[ ... ]

The number you're interested in is "critical speed." There's a
calculator on this page.
http://www.nookindustries.com/acme/AcmeCalculators.cfm

Note that you have to specify the *root diameter* of the screw and the
configuration of the end support bearings. I didn't check how well the
calculator works; I'd double check with another source before trusting
the result.

Hmm ... it does not include the configuration which my
Bridgeport uses -- with is with the rotating nut and fixed only at one
end. No support at all at the other.


Here is some reference to that.

Quoted from:
http://www.thomsonlinear.com/website...screws_101.pdf

Q. Where would you recommend a nut-driven ballscrew system over a
screw-driven system?

A. Nut driven systems are not very common. Occasionally this design is used
on extremely long length screws where the critical speed of the screw (whip)
is at an RPM lower than desired but the critical speed of the nut is HIGHER.
Using the rotating nut design, the screw does not rotate and therefore its
critical speed is not a factor and only the ball nuts critical speed limits
the RPM.

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Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become
a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've
got
it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to
have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V
thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does
rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw
I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I
supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full
travel
if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its
also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should
make
it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I
could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems
to
me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot
faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of
the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got
about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount
of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger
motor
/
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this
case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the
graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque
characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things
like
this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....


Lets try it this way. "Yes...... It does require more torque to move
the
load if you have a higher gear ratio.... but if the motor produces more
useable torque at a lower speed it will atleast partially overcome that.
Steppers produce higher torque at the low end of their speed range.

The problem comes in using steppers without the benefit of being able to
"dyno" them and have a reference chart.


Lets try it this way...

Load your pickup truck with firewood, drive it up a steep hill, stopping
in the middle...then try and get it moving again in 4th gear...

My point being, your 20 tpi lead screw seems to me an awfully fine pitch
when compared to most ballscrews

Yes it is awfully fine pitch I feel that a tremendous amount of power is
wasted by having to "over rev" the steppers because they develop much
better torque at lower speeds and real world applications show that a
normal ball screw with more common faster pitches do work just fine even
under some pretty heavy loads. In fact these exact steppers, controller,
and power supply are used in those bigger heavier applications. I'm
pretty sure its not going to be an issue, and if I turn out to be wrong so
be it...

But again that really has nothing to do with screw whip. I am going to go
for it anyway. At the same feeds the steppers will be revolving at
roughly 1/4 the speed, the ballscrew(s) I am looking at using are larger,
and the existing screws do not appear to be suffering from screw whip.

Now take a Corvette and do your same experiment side by side with a pickup
truck. About the same horsepower give or take.... LOL.

Sorry, we are getting into a bit of ****ing contest here. Basically when
you look at the torque of a stepper its misleading. You have to look at
applied torque over a range of speeds. When you do you quickly see that
steppers are the normally aspirated common crank pin v-twin of automation
motors. Not a lot of power, but gobs of torque at low RPM.

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Ok, at what kind of speeds / length does screw whip start to become a
problem.

My Taig as about 12-13" of X travel now with a 20 TPI screw. I've
got
it
running rapids at about 60IPM. The floating end of the screw is
unsupported at about 20" long give or take, and it does not seem to
have
any problems with screw whip. It's a half inch "precision" V thread.
The math is pretty simple. Its spinning 1200 RPM when it does
rapids.
(I had it going faster, but I think I turned it down to 60 for some
safety margin.) (Bumping the kernel speed in Mach made it stable at
faster speeds than before.)

Most ball screw setups support both ends. I have a spare ball screw
I
could use on that axis, but I would sacrifice some travel if I
supported
both ends. It doesn't require its full length to give it full travel
if
I do not support the floating end... ie remove the bearing. Its also
slightly larger than the existing 1/2" screw at 16mm which should
make
it
more rigid.

... and it has a much faster pitch at 5mm or roughly 5.08 TPI. I
could
run the same 60IPM at only 304.8 RPM or run it much faster. Seems to
me
screw whip would really not be a problem. Since its just got basic
simple ways and brass gibbs I might not want to run it a whole lot
faster
unless I add oil grooves and an oiler while I have it apart anyway.

Maybe this would be a better query for the DIY section on CNC zone.

I dunno. What do you think?

I've got a 0601 ballscrew with no free end support on the Z Axis of
the
MaxNC. Its working fine at 60 IPM and 1mm pitch, but its only got
about
6 inches of travel only about 4 useable travel.


Using a coarser pitch means that in order to supply the same amount of
static force at the actual slide, you will also need use a larger
motor
/
drive combination.

To some degree I am sure, but we are talking about steppers in this
case.
The torque falls off as the speed increases usually.

http://tinyurl.com/6njvxwn

Pick your favorite chart, but its almost universal that torque starts
falling off from the just above zero. Even when there is a rise or a
relative flat spot in the curve its at the low speed side of the graph.

A the same rapid speed the motor may have better torque characteristics
because it is turning closer to its peak torque range. All things like
this
require experimentation of course.


Sometimes I really wonder about you....


Lets try it this way. "Yes...... It does require more torque to move
the
load if you have a higher gear ratio.... but if the motor produces more
useable torque at a lower speed it will atleast partially overcome that.
Steppers produce higher torque at the low end of their speed range.

The problem comes in using steppers without the benefit of being able to
"dyno" them and have a reference chart.


Lets try it this way...

Load your pickup truck with firewood, drive it up a steep hill, stopping
in the middle...then try and get it moving again in 4th gear...

My point being, your 20 tpi lead screw seems to me an awfully fine pitch
when compared to most ballscrews

Yes it is awfully fine pitch I feel that a tremendous amount of power is
wasted by having to "over rev" the steppers because they develop much better
torque at lower speeds and real world applications show that a normal ball
screw with more common faster pitches do work just fine even under some
pretty heavy loads. In fact these exact steppers, controller, and power
supply are used in those bigger heavier applications. I'm pretty sure its
not going to be an issue, and if I turn out to be wrong so be it...

But again that really has nothing to do with screw whip. I am going to go
for it anyway. At the same feeds the steppers will be revolving at roughly
1/4 the speed, the ballscrew(s) I am looking at using are larger, and the
existing screws do not appear to be suffering from screw whip.

Now take a Corvette and do your same experiment side by side with a pickup
truck. About the same horsepower give or take.... LOL.


Greetings Bob,
Years ago I built some stepper systems. I gave up on them because of
the torque dropoff at high speeds. These days stepper drivers are much
better and can get much higher speeds while still retaining enough
torque. Resonance was also a problem I encountered that is now easily
dealt with. Using ballscrews, even with a much coarser pitch, will
probably work well for you because the friction is so much lower. When
I switched from acme screws to ball screws with 1/2 the pitch (10 tpi
acme tp 5 tpi ballscrew) the system performed much better. I was using
Turcite nuts with the acme screws but was still amazed at how much
easier the ballscrews pushed the slides compared to the acme screws.
Eric