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Re: Thunderhex and Thunderhex Bearings

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Nichols View Post
We bought hex shaft from McMaster-Carr last year and the tolerances were horrible the hex bearings wouldn't fit at all and we machined and/or sanded the surfaces. We switched to Thunderhex and decided to use it again this year. We Metal Supermarkets locally, but I haven't tried to source any hex from them before. May try that in the off-season to see what kind of pricing we can get.

Thanks!
You are never going to find hex at your local metal supplier that will be toleranced such that you do not have these issues.
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