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Re: Thunderhex-Tight press bearings?

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Originally Posted by Joe G. View Post
We exclusively purchased these bearings last year. All of our "thunderhex" shafts were turned from normal hex stock we had previously purchased anyways, so it was trivial to shave just a bit more material off. If you have a lathe and some time, they're a no brainer.
Thanks for the feed back. If I can get out metal shop teacher to help get some lathes exactly centered then I think we might just use some of the normal hex turned down. Part of that is the thunderhex supply is currently corrupted (aka it is over sized by 0.0003" due to manufacture changes).
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