High Grade - Shaft / Shafting Information

For information on where you can buy shafting please see the Sourcing page or the links further down this page.

Information and best sources for all types of shafting and related products. Please use the contact forms provided on this site to submit corrections or new information that you feel may be useful. All information submitted should have some relationship to shafting and associated products.

This web site provides the answers to many common questions about instrument precision shafting, hardened ground shafting, and related products such as bearings and shaft supports. Information provided relates to technical aspects such as precision and material composition as well as where you can purchase various types of shafting. Materials covered include plastics, stainless steel, chrome steel, aluminium. Information on this site is being updated regularly and we seek input from all users. Please use the contact forms provided to submit corrections and additional information.

Useful information about precision ground shafting is available in the links below and to the right of this page.

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