Hobby Shafting
Silversteel shafting for hobbies. Not suitable for precision bearings.
Suitable for use with plastic gears, bushes, couplings etc. Not recommended for use with precision steel or stainless steel bearings. Some sizes have special features such as serrations or small barbs (noted in description). Unground ends. Ideal for axles in robotic applications and educational projects.
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For use with rail supports and open linear bearings
Straightness: 0.1 mm / mtr.
For linear shafting.
Cast Aluminium or Malleable Iron. Clamping Screw (supplied) made of Steel.
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Hollow round tubing for general hobby applications.
For general hobby applications. May be slightly oversized on OD so some reworking may be required before fitting closely mating parts such as bearings. This product is not recommended for use as a bearing shaft. We suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground for bearing shaft.
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Shafting General Purpose
Made of hardened high speed steel.
Useful for turning and boring tools, constructing pins, hinge pins, arbors, pin gauges, dowels, preforating punchs. Can also be ground to make special cutting tools such as mills, spotfaces, angle or radii cutters, etc.
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For general hobby applications.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending. They may not be straight for the entire length. May be slightly oversized on OD so some reworking may be required before fitting closely mating parts such as bearings. This product is not recommended for use as a bearing shaft. We suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground for bearing shaft.
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Standard closed type to run on standard 60HRC shafts with h6 tolerances. For running on shafts fixed at the ends.
Use with hardened precision ground shafting. Shaft tolerance: h6 (Normal Fit), j6 (Close Fit). Housing Tolerance: H7 (Clearance Fit), J7 (Interference Fit). Max Temp: 100 oC Intermittent, 80 Deg C continuous.
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For general hobby applications. This brass strip is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Brass.
300mm lengths. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
Shafting Precision Ground
Precision ground shafting. AISI C1060 and chrome plated for corrosion resistance. Case hardened and recommended for use with precision bearings. Ends are not plated.
Case hardened to 60-65 Rockwell C. Chrome plated for corrosion resistance.
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CP2 Commercially Pure Titanium Grade 2. Tensile Strength 35.2 kgf/mm2. Yield Strength 28.2 kgf/mm2. Elongation 20 Percent.
Commercially pure for general industrial corrosion applications. UNS R50400. Widely used in power generation, chemical processing, aerospace and medical applications. Composition Percentage: Al 0, V 0, N 0.03, C 0.08, H 0.015, Fe 0.3, O 0.25, Ti Balance. Shaft with undersized tolerances is suitable for use with precision ground bearings. Shaft with oversized tolerances is suitable for pulleys or gears requiring interference fits, or for machining to your required tolerances.
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Ready made precision ground idler shafts.
Internal grease hole can be accessed by drilling if required. Use with your idler pulleys. Can be used with the idler tensioners listed on this site or use in your own design.
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For mounting of linear shafting.
Shafting sold separately. Support is made from aluminium.
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Includes linear shafting.
Includes shaft to h6 tolerances. Support is made from aluminium.
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One piece construction made from 6061-T6 Aluminium with ceramic coating to Mil-8625. Suitable for use with Frelon lined linear bearings.
Not suitable for linear ball bearings. Weld spatter, paints and other contaminants will not stick to the shaft. Vibration resistant and non-magnetic. Not suitable for harsh washdown environments.
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For general hobby applications. This rod is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Copper, brass and aluminium,
300mm lengths for general hobby applications. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. This product is not recommended for use as a bearing shaft. We suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground for bearing shaft.
Tube and Tubing
For general hobby applications. This tube is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Copper, brass and aluminium,
300mm lengths for general hobby applications. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. This product is not recommended for use as a bearing shaft. We suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground for bearing shaft.
Shafting General Purpose
Keyways are cut full length of each bar. Low carbon steel C1018. Good case hardening properties.
Diameter Tolerance +0.00/-0.051. Keyway Depth Tolerance +0.41/-0.00. Keyway Width Tolerance +0.05/-0.00. Unhardened carbon steel. Special order may be available for stainless steel, other diameters, other lengths. Please ask.
Flexible Shaft
Flexible shafting with coupling ends ready to attach to a fixed shaft.
1.7 and 2.5mm cable diameters can be operated manually at 62mm bend radius with torsional break strength of 0.62 N.m. 3.3F shaft has a greater degree of flexibility than standard 3.3mm. 3.3F shaft can be used in dynamic mode if shaft isshortened to approximately 50mm.
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For general hobby applications.
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Hardened and Ground Steel 100 Cr6. Din 7979.
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Metric intermediate ground thread high speed steel taps. Also called gun taps.
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Hollow round tubing for general hobby applications.
For general hobby applications. May be slightly oversized on OD so some reworking may be required before fitting closely mating parts such as bearings. This product is not recommended for use as a bearing shaft. We suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground for bearing shaft. Many sizes fit neatly into larger sizes to allow for telescoping size applications. Some items may be available in longer or shorter lengths. E-mail sales@smallparts.com.au with enquiries.
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Standard springs may or may not be supplied with ends ground flush. If the end type is important to your application please contact us for more information or a special quote.
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Standard springs may or may not be supplied with ends ground flush. If the end type is important to your application please contact us for more information or a special quote.
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Vapor degassed high tensile strength chromium alloy steel. Spring ends are ground square. Designed for long life cycle with constant high end deflections and shot peened to increase fatigue life.
Colour coded gold. Efficient operating range is 15 to 25 percent of the length. Maximum deflection is 30 percent of the length.
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Colour coded blue. Efficient operating range is 25 to 40 percent of the length. Maximum deflection is 50 percent of the length.
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Vapor degassed high tensile strength chromium alloy steel. Spring ends are ground square. Designed for long life cycle with constant high end deflections and shot peened to increase fatigue life.
Colour coded green. Efficient operating range is 15 to 20 percent of the length. Maximum deflection is 25 percent of the length.
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Colour coded red. Efficient operating range is 20 to 30 percent of the length. Maximum deflection is 37 percent of the length.
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Stainless steel shell features FDA/USDA compliant, self lubricating PTFE composite liner. Bearings are direct drop in replacements for many inch sized ball bushings.
Able to withstand rapid oscillation, contamination, shock/vibration, wash downs, submersion and shaft brinelling. Stainless steel shell. Designed to run on soft 300 series stainless shafting. Minimum hardness RB25. Ideal for drug and food processing equipment. Unafected by washdowns, contamination and submersion. Coefficient of friction is 0.12 to 0.20. Temperature range is -240 oC to 190 oC. Max static PSI 1000. SFM without any load is 400. Max PV is 10,000.
Stainless steel shell features FDA/USDA compliant, self lubricating PTFE composite liner. Bearings are direct drop in replacements for many inch sized ball bushings.
Able to withstand rapid oscillation, contamination, shock/vibration, wash downs, submersion and shaft brinelling. Stainless steel shell. Designed to run on soft 300 series stainless shafting. Minimum hardness RB25. Ideal for drug and food processing equipment. Unafected by washdowns, contamination and submersion. Coefficient of friction is 0.12 to 0.20. Temperature range is -240 oC to 190 oC. Max static PSI 1000. SFM without any load is 400. Max PV is 10,000.
Alternative to ball bearings - quiet operation - patented design.
Applications include compact fan motors, copy machines, printers, laptop computers, cameras and toys. Stainless Steel casing and shield - Long Life. Use with Case Hardened shafting 2um surface finish -0.007/-0.012 for normal use. Use with Case Hardened shafting 1um surface finish -0.005/-0.007 for high accuracy use. 30% weight savings over ball bearings.
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