WorkBee CNC Upgrade V1 - Y Gantries only, retain 8mm leadscrews
Upgrade your teeny tiny Y gantry lead nuts to these suregrip anti-backlash power lead nuts!
 
Continue to use your existing 8mm lead screws but stack some mighty grip on them by putting these powerful anti-backlash lead nuts onto your Y gantries.
 
 
 
EXTRA POWER GRIP!!!

WorkBee CNC Upgrade V1 - Y Gantries only, retain 8mm leadscrews

SKU: WBUGV1
£39.99Price

  • 2 of Power Lead Nut kits (8mm Power Lead Nut & Power Mount, bolts and other hardware)

    7 of 65mm Low Profile Bolts

    Spacers, 4 of 6mm, 1mm and 0.5mm for each wheel set (7 sets)

  • For experienced CNC DIY'ers the change to these suregrip anti-backlash leadnuts may be easier than you think.

    REMOVE the Y gantry you are working on from the WorkBee CNC

    Step1: Place the Y gantry somewhere you find comfortable where you know you can perform some maintenance.

    Step2: Remove all the wheel sets, try to keep ALL of the parts in the same sequence

    Step3: Insert the 65mm bolts into the Y gantry plate, stack the Y gantry plate on its side with the bolt head on the flat surface.

    Step4. Add the 6mm, 1mm and .5mm new spacers to each bolt

    Step5. Add each wheel set in turn to each bolt

    Step6: Add the inner gantry plate

    Step7: Add the locknuts and tighten

    Step8: Add the Power Mount using only the two lower screw sets, do NOT fully tighten yet. 

    Rebuild onto WorkBee CNC Y axis, threading the 8mm leadscrew into the lead nut as necessary.

    FINAL:

    Now gradually tighten the Power Mount bolts, constantly moving the X/Y gantry back and forth untill all bolts are tightened.