[lowpull]

I go to auctions and get some of my tinkering components. Keep some and sell some to offset the costs. But I bought some boxed Thompson linear rod. Instead of One long rod. I got 15 size 24 (1 1/2 inch) supported linear rod each one 16 , sixteen , yes 1.5 ft long. What would I use these for? Yes I did get a bunch of step timing pullies and whole bunch of flanged linear rod bearings so that takes some of the sting out. But I still got these toe stumpers in my shop looking for an application. Need your input. Can they be reliably joined together?

[RCaffin]

Within certain limits, they can be joined. The base on which they are mounted becomes slightly more critical.

Cheers
Roger

[lowpull]

Attachment 248912 Here is a picture of said toe stumpers. Anybody got an idea of what these would be good for?

[RCaffin]

Two of those could make a really good Z-axis support.

Cheers

[frank133]

Yea, just like RCaffin said you could make a really good Z-axis support.

-Frankie
Motion Marketplace

[louieatienza]

Z axis would be a good place. They'd be great for a camera glide as well...

[lowpull]

After you put the linear bearings on them you are only going to get what 10 to 12 inches of travel? If I didnt hate ebay so much I would try to sell them on there. I guess I will keep a set for a heavy duty z axis should I ever decide to build a machine that needs it. But I dont need 12 more of them. On the other hand they dont take up that much space so no harm no foul. Thanks everybody fot the ideas, keep them coming. I just thought that it might make a good platform for a heavy duty horizontal drill.