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Unread 26-01-2004, 22:54
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Re: 5/8 keyed shaft trouble

We gave up long ago trying to force fit those nice precision bearings on non-precision shafting. We now bite the bullet and order precision shafting (slightly undersized) from McMaster-Carr (see "Keyed Shafting"). The more force you apply in assembling these two parts, the greater the odds that you will have to dis-assemble these two parts at the worst possible time.

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A lathe, some emery cloth, and time ................
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Last edited by Ed Sparks : 27-01-2004 at 07:49.