Answer by mart for Hydraulic linear actuators as CNC axis instead of screws
Hydraulics can be precise, down to ~ 100µm. However: hydraulic pistons [...] used in conjunction with a positive displacement pump and using a large hydraulic transmission ratio the issue of precision...
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Lately I've been watching some videos on machining and hydraulics as it always interested me. I was toying with the idea of building a budget CNC mill with threaded rod for the axes, but the issue of...
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It would certainly be possible to make a machine like you are proposing, but there are good reasons why hydraulics aren't usually the optimal choice. There are exceptions to this, for example CNC press...
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beware ethan48 answer and these corporate smears and myths.At this level you can use water hydraulics or use oil hydraulics with filtered vegetable oil instead. you can create a hydraulic actuator in a...
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