Improving the RF-30 Mill/Drill Y Axis Take Up Nut

[rgsparber]

This article deals with modifying the take up nut on a RF-30 Mill/Drill in order to reduce both backlash and change in backlash over distance. It assumes the Y leadscrew is parallel to the Y ways within 1/2 thou. How to do that is the subject of a future article.

If you are interested, please see

http://rick.sparber.org/YTUN.pdf