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  1. 11-23-2006, 06:46 PM #1
    Ed Tipton
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    Guys, I'm looking for a supplier of something that I can describe, but do not know what to ask for. I am looking for a supplier of shafts or rods that have a single ball bearing located in the end of the shaft, similar in design to a ball point pen only with a larger bearing. Can anyone direct me to a supply source and tell me what I should be asking for?
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  2. 11-23-2006, 07:01 PM #2
    George Hodge
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    I've heard them called pushrods.About 12in.long,5/16in.to 3/8ths.inch in dia.Always have a ball on one end.
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  3. 11-23-2006, 10:14 PM #3
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    Are you talking about "ball centers". If so I think Mcmaster Carr has them.

    Wait a minute, here is a thingy called a "ball transfere". They come a number of different ways. But this one is sorta like a ball point pen.

    The MSC link:
    http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/N2DRVS...4632405&SIOR=1
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  4. 11-24-2006, 05:03 AM #4
    Ed Tipton
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    Outback...Thats close enough. I know that I've seen them before, but I just didn't know what they were called. I had looked in "bearings" before, but I guess I just never stumbled onto the right page. Thx.
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  5. 11-24-2006, 01:50 PM #5
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    Ed, you can't get away with a teaser like that!! What the heck are you making? A huge ballpoint pen?
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  6. 11-24-2006, 06:18 PM #6
    Magic9r
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    Yeah, spill the beans, we're all wondering now :-)
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