I am piecing together a CNC machine and want to use this part I salvaged from a robot for the z-axis.
I guess the intended mounting mechanism must be the small flange (6mm thick, jutting out 5.4mm from main body) on the bottom of the assembly, see pics.
I could tap holes into the bottom instead of trying to make some fixture for this flange but the aluminum is relatively thin and the holes would go into a space that's otherwise kind of sealed off.
This linear stage will be attached, somehow, to a 12x12cm heavy vertical square steel tube which serves as the z-axis part of the machine frame.
Anybody know what this flange/lip mounting system is called? And how it is supposed to normally be mounted onto a machine frame?
Before I figure something out myself I wanted to ask here so I'm not wasting time trying to invent a fixture for it when something might already exit. I'm thinking some kind of L-shaped aluminum bars that sit on the 12x12 beam with the L situated to overhang the flange and with screws through the bar so the overhang presses onto the flanges to secure it.
I don't really have tools to make such a part though (I would try to use my wood router to route out the L shape from a bar of aluminum).
"ERO" brand linear stage/actuator
Attachment 492798
lip/flange
Attachment 492800
lip/flange
Attachment 492802
end view
Attachment 492804
bottom view
Attachment 492806
peek inside