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Originally Posted by Cory
Even on that front, you will often have trouble getting gears/pulleys to fit over hex purchased from a metal supplier. The tolerances just aren't very good and are often on the + side of 1/2" not minus.
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We have had issues with aluminum hex from local metal suppliers being oversize, but steel hex seems to be usually undersized slightly (as much as standard Vex hex shaft is). I'm not sure if this is luck or just the way the steel is toleranced/manufactured.