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25,739 Products

Most Likely Products

Rotary Shafts

Pair with gears, sprockets, and bearings to transmit rotary motion

1,744 products

Linear Shafts

Pair with linear bearings and shaft supports to create smooth, precise motion

1,249 products

Steel

Strong, machinable, and weldable—all with material certificates for traceability

3,318 products

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Power Transmission

Rotary Shafts

Pair with gears, sprockets, and bearings to transmit rotary motion

1,744 products

Linear Shafts

Pair with linear bearings and shaft supports to create smooth, precise motion

1,249 products

Idler Shafts

Support idler sprockets and pulleys in tensioning applications

28 products

Linear Shaft Supports

Support linear shafts to prevent bending and rolling under loads

34 products

Connecting Rods

Use with rod ends and swivel joints to link components in push/pull assemblies

565 products

Shaft Collars

Hold and position parts on a shaft, or limit shaft movement

2,710 products

Rigid Shaft Couplings

Join two shafts that are aligned and handle higher torque than flexible shaft couplings

696 products

Shaft Adapters

Increase or reduce your shaft's diameter to fit equipment, or replace damaged shaft ends

54 products

Flexible Shaft Couplings

Connect two shafts that are misaligned to transfer rotary motion from one to the other

1,603 products

Machinable Shaft Ends

Mill custom pulleys, threaded hubs, sprockets, collars, and sensor targets and mount them to shafts

56 products

Flexible Shafts

Snake around curves and obstructions to transmit rotary motion along any path

41 products

Ball Screws and Nuts

Provide smooth travel where high speeds, accurate positioning, and repeatable movement are required

205 products

Gear Worms

Couple with a worm gear to reduce speed while transferring motion at a right angle in one direction

6 products

Spur Gear Stock

Machine your own gears to an exact face width and shaft diameter

18 products

Ball Splines and Bearings

Combine ball splines and bearings to create linear and rotary motion systems

51 products

Ball Screw/Splines and Bearings

Transmit rotary power, move loads along the shaft, or do both at once

3 products

Precision Lead Screws

Pair with precision lead screw nuts for accurate starts and stops in your assembly

546 products

Precision Lead Screw Nuts

Pair with precision lead screws for accurate starts and stops in your assembly

7 products

Lead Screws and Nuts

Move components in a straight line in clamping and heavy duty lifting and lowering applications

672 products

Sleeve Splines

Pair with sleeve spline bearings to transmit rotary power or move loads along the shaft

9 products

End Supports for Ball Screws and Precision Lead Screws

Brace and secure the ends of ball screws and precision lead screws

16 products

Precision Lead Screw Nut Flanges

Pair with precision lead screw nuts to make custom flange nuts that move items along lead screws

18 products

Roller Screws and Nuts

Create more points of contact to handle much higher loads than ball screws and nuts of the same size

8 products

Pulley and Sprocket Bushings

Mount between a rotating shaft and equipment to secure the shaft and reduce vibration

72 products

Raw Materials

Steel

Strong, machinable, and weldable—all with material certificates for traceability

3,318 products

Stainless Steel

Resists corrosion and chemicals in most environments—all with material certificates for traceability

1,489 products

Fastening and Joining

Dowel Pins

Align parts before assembly or use as a pivot, shaft, or hinge to join moving components

3,266 products

Dowel Pin Stock

Cut to the length you need for positioning and holding parts in place

53 products

Single-End Studs

Use the unthreaded end as a pivot point, hinge, shaft, or locator pin

184 products

Standoffs

Separate, position, or connect components in assemblies

597 products

Threaded Rods

Anchor, connect, or hang components in a wide variety of applications

4,853 products

Thread Adapters

Join threads of a different type, size, and gender

59 products

Threaded Rod Collars

Hold and position parts on a threaded rod

76 products

Driver Shafts

Attach to a handle to create your own driver tool, or pair with socket wrenches and power tools

59 products

Driver Extension Adapters

Create a tool that’s as long as you need to reach deeply recessed fasteners

44 products

Fluid Handling

Mixer Shafts

Replace the shaft on mixers

44 products

Float Rods

Connect valve bodies and floats to build or repair a float valve

12 products

Building and Machinery Hardware

Ball-Lever Shafts

Attach a ball knob to create a custom handle for operating machinery

56 products

Lever Handles

Replace gear levers or attach to cranks and hand wheels to make them easier to turn

26 products

Mechanical Control Cables

Weave around obstructions to operate valves, throttles, and other machinery from a distance

97 products

Weld-Together Framing Rails

Permanently join with connectors to assemble heavy duty racks, shelving, and work tables

19 products

Fabricating and Machining

Setup Studs

Secure setup clamps and fixtures to your machine table or assemble heavy machines

627 products

Clamping Screws

Apply pressure through a flat-tipped screw to hold material in place

12 products

Sealing

Shaft Seals

Prevent leaks in motors, pumps, and gearboxes

450 products

Measuring and Inspecting

Shaft Balancers

Test parts for balance by placing them on the discs

8 products

Shaft Alignment Kits

Confirm that shafts are aligned or measure the degree of their misalignment

1 product

Facility and Grounds Maintenance

Rebar

Reinforces concrete to reduce the chance it will crack from expansion and contraction

9 products

Tube Cleaner Brushes

Remove soft deposits and light scale

13 products