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Rod Drill A 2 Air Hardening Categories
Shafting General Purpose
Rod - Drill - A-2 Air Hardening
For punches dies and high strength machine parts. Unhardened - requires heat treatment.
Air hardening. Maximum abrasion resistance. 65 percent machinability. Requires heat treating to harden. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight.
Rod - Drill - S-7 Air Hardening
For punches dies and high strength machine parts. Unhardened - requires heat treatment.
Air hardening molybdenum, chromium, shock resisting. High impact strength with moderate wear resistance. 95 percent machinability. Requires heat treating to harden. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight.
Rod - Drill - Oil Hardening - 480 Series
For punches dies and high strength machine parts. Unhardened - requires heat treatment.
General purpose tool steel with good wear resistance, toughness and machinability. Requires heat treating to harden. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight.
Rod - Drill - O-1 Oil Hardening
For punches dies and high strength machine parts. Unhardened - requires heat treatment.
For general toolroom use. Good non-deforming characteristics. Moderate resistance to abrasion. 90 percent machinability. Requires heat treating to harden. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight.
Rod - Drill - W-1 Water Hardening
For punches dies and high strength machine parts. Unhardened - requires heat treatment.
High abrasion resistance and high toughness when hardened. 100 percent machinability. Requires heat treating to harden. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight.
Shafting - Carbon Steel - Keyed
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.
Rod - Drill - General
For punches dies and high strength machine parts. Unhardened - requires heat treatment.
Chrome vanadium alloy with unfinished ends. Requires heat treating to harden. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight. Heat treating by air, water or oil.
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Tool Steel - 496 Oil Hardening - Flat Stock
General purpose tool steel with good wear resistance, durability and machinability
Dimensionally stable chromium, tungsten and vanadium electric furnace toolsteel can be used for intricate work. Low 787 to 815 oC (1450-1500 F) hardening range makes it easy to harden. Fully spheroidised and annealed for uniform carbide size and easy machining. Each piece is individually wrapped and clearly marked with size, analysis and correct hardness and tempering information. Edge squareness 0.003 mm per mm. Finish is 0.0008mm (0.000032 inch).
Rod - Drill Blanks
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.
Shafting - Unground - Silver Steel
Unhardened silversteel shafting for general purposes. Not suitable for precision bearings until machined to correct tolerances and hardened.
See also drill rod. Drill Rod.
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Shafting - Pre Drilled and Tapped - High Carbon Steel
For use with rail supports and open linear bearings
Straightness: 0.1 mm / mtr.
Shafting - Pre Drilled and Tapped - Stainless Steel Steel
For use with rail supports and open linear bearings
Shafts - Idler
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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Tensioner - Vertical Mount
Use with idler shafts and idler pulleys. Has 88.9mm travel through the use of the vertical slot. Head is drilled and tapped to accept 38.1mm diameter idler shaft (ordered separately).
Idler shaft and pulleys not included with tensioner.
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Tensioner - Heavy Duty - Type 2
Use with idler shafts and idler pulleys. Has 152.4mm travel through the use of the adjusting slots. Head is drilled and tapped to accept 50.8mm diameter idler shaft (ordered separately).
Idler shaft and pulleys not included with tensioner. Shaft is mounted to the side at 90o and is anchored by set screws.
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Tensioner - Heavy Duty - Type 3
Use with idler shafts and idler pulleys. Has 152.4mm travel through the use of the adjusting slots. Head is drilled and tapped to accept 50.8mm diameter idler shaft (ordered separately).
Idler shaft and pulleys not included with tensioner. Shaft is mounted straight out from face and anchored by set screws. Shaft is located in the centre of the tensioner between the adjusting slots.
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Tensioner - Heavy Duty - Type 4
Use with idler shafts and idler pulleys. Has 152.4mm travel through the use of the adjusting slots. Head is drilled and tapped to accept 50.8mm diameter idler shaft (ordered separately).
Idler shaft and pulleys not included with tensioner. Shaft is mounted straight out from face and anchored by set screws. Adjusting slots are parallel to each other.
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Gearmotors - Basic - Hobby - 12.1mm Diameter
Small light weight geared motors used in toys and small solar applications
NOTE! These do not have a standard output shaft. The output is a plastic crossed block (see diagram) which is designed to be fitted to a fabricated coupling in O.E.M applications. However, the plastic block would be suitable for drilling and attaching objects with wire for rotating mobile type applications.
Bungs and Caps - Reversible - Round
Tapered plastic bungs fit inside round tube or over the outside ends of rod, tube or shafting.
Can be used on threaded or unthreaded parts. Used as tuning bungs or rod tips. Helps prevent damage to the product ends. Helps prevent injury from sharp edges.
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Shafting - Supported - Pre-Drilled - Aluminium
For Drylin Bearings.
Material : AlMgSi 0.5 F22. Roundness: DIN 1798. Straightness: DIN 1798. Hardness: 75HB. Surface: Hard anodised. Oxidisation (wear resistant Al. Oxide) Layer Thickness: Greater than 40um. Surface Hardness: 450-550 HV. Roughness: Ra Less than 0.5. Spec. Electr. Resistance: 4*1011 Ohm mm2/m. Chemical Resistance: Ph Greater than 2 and less than 9.
Knobs - Ball - Knock On - Phenolic
Moulded from black phenolic resin.
Light Weight. Thermal insulating. Non corrosive. POK Type have a ribbed insert. Shaft should be 0 to 0.007 mm undersized for best results. 712 Type suit standard metric rod.
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Rod - Round - Soft Metal Packs
For general hobby applications. This rod is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Copper, brass and aluminium,
300mm lengths. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
Shafting - Ground - Precision - Titanium - Ti-Gr5 - TC4
Used in critical aircraft structural components. UNS R56400. Composition Percentage: Al 5.5-6.75, V 3.5-4.5, N 0.05, C 0.08, H 0.015, Fe 0.40, O 0.2, Ti Balance. Grade 5 6Al-4V is a high strength titanium alloy. Tensile Strength 91.5kgf / mm2. Yield Strength 84.5kgf / mm2. Elongation 10 Percent.
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Rod - Round - Aluminium
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. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
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Rod - Round - Brass
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. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
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Rod - Round - Stainless Steel
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. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
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Hexagonal Bar - Brass
Saw Cut Ends. Some items may be available in longer or shorter lengths. e-mail sales@smallparts.com.au with enquiries. Small A/F sizes may not be perfectly straight.
Rectangular Bar - Aluminium
Thin and thick Aluminum strip and rectangular profiles
Small sizes may not be perfectly straight.
Square Bar - Brass
Saw Cut Ends. Some items may be available in longer or shorter lengths. e-mail sales@smallparts.com.au with enquiries. Smaller sizes may not be supplied straight.
Square Bar - Urethane
Hard urethane rubber compound. Machinable. Length +/- 3.2mm. Length +/- 2 percent.
Hexagonal Bar - 303 Stainless
Corrosion resistant 303 grade stainless.
Saw Cut Ends. Small A/F sizes may not be perfectly straight.
Hexagonal Bar - Titanium Ti-Gr2 - Drawn
Cold rolled and hot drawn hex bar to ASTM B348
Saw Cut Ends.
Inserts - Thread Repair - EZ-Lok - Individual Kits
Contains 20 inserts per kit along with a standard tap, drill bit and installation tool. Installation tool is not needed but will make multiple installations easier.
Automatic self locking pressure activated adhesive on external thread. Prevent or repair stripped threads. No special tools required. Install with a bolt and wrench. Metric, UNC and UNF.
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Hubs - Gear and Dial - Single
Fairloctm Hubs require controlled shaft tolerances between 0.0025 and 0.0203 mm Clearance.
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Shafting - Ground - Hobby - Steel
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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Shafting - Aluminium
Drylin aluminium shafting is recommended for use with Igubal Drylin bearings or Frelon lined bearings only.
Material : AlMgSi 0.5 F22. Tolerance: h9 - h11. Roundness: DIN 1798. Straightness: DIN 1798. Hardness: 75HB. Surface: Hard anodised. Oxidisation (wear resistant Al. Oxide) Layer Thickness: Greater than 40um. Surface Hardness: 450-550 HV. Roughness: Ra Less than 0.5. Special Electrical Resistance: 4*1011 Ohm mm2/m. Chemical Resistance: ph between 2 and 9.
Shafting - Aluminium - Ceramic Coated
Recommended for use with Frelon Gold linear bearings. Aluminium 6061-T6 with ceramic coated finish. Ceramic coat has rockwell hardness of 70C. No magnetic and vibration reseistant.
Weld spatter, contaminants and paints will not stick. Do not use with ball bearings. Use with Frelon lined or similar plain bearings only. Shaft ends are not coated.
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Shafting - Aluminium - Ceramic Coated - Tapped
Recommended for use with Frelon Gold linear bearings. Aluminium 6061-T6 with ceramic coated finish. Ceramic coat has rockwell hardness of 70C. No magnetic and vibration reseistant.
Weld spatter, contaminants and paints will not stick. Do not use with ball bearings. Use with Frelon lined or similar plain bearings only. Shaft ends are not coated.
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Shafting - Pipe - Aluminium
Recommended for use with Igubal Drylin bearings only.
Material : AlMgSi 0.5 F22. Tolerance: h9 - h11. Roundness: DIN 1798. Straightness: DIN 1798. Hardness: 75HB. Surface: Hard anodised. Oxidisation (wear resistant Al. Oxide) Layer Thickness: Greater than 40um. Surface Hardness: 450-550 HV. Roughness: Ra Less than 0.5. Special Electrical Resistance: 4*1011 Ohm mm2/m. Chemical Resistance: Ph Greater than 2 and Less than 9.
Shafting - Ground - Precision - Chrome Plated
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.
Shafting - Ground - Precision - High Carbon Steel
Precision ground shafting. AISI C1060. Hardened and recommended for use with precision bearings.
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Shafting - Ground - Precision - Stainless 416 Grade Hardened
Precision ground shafting. 416 grade. Hardened and recommended for use with precision bearings.
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Shafting - Ground - Precision - Stainless 420 Grade Hardened
Precision ground shafting. 420 grade. Hardened and recommended for use with precision bearings.
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