Originally Posted by
Richard Coers
There is absolutely no need for wear strips. With gear slides, the wear surfaces are on the inside of the slides. There are no rack and pinion slides that I know of. They are either gear slides or equalizer slides. Maybe you are looking at some new tech?
Richard it's a matter of which words you and I choose to use. Here's a illustration of a rack and pinion assembly.
R&P.jpg
That sure looks like what is you are calling a gear slides or equalizer slides?
The reason for the wear strips is that I believe when extended, with the extension in use, the weight will end up being supported on the table rails so I want to insure that minimize wear on the table top when being extended and retracted.
I agree the wear should be on the inside of the slides but with weight on the table I am concerned about sag resulting in the tabletop riding on the rails of the table.
Last edited by Ken Fitzgerald; 05-03-2024 at 1:51 PM.
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