Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Where can I get plastic rollers

On Sat Feb 9 15:00:50 2002, Lloyd Leung, <lloyd@...> wrote:

>I saw a picture somewhere of a 2d drawing of a gantry.
>
>It had some rollers that rested on a round bar. The rollers were
>essentially wheels with a semi-circle grove on the rolling surface, so
>that the wheel would rest nicely on top of the bar. Making it an
>effectively it a linear slider.
>
>What I'm looking for are the plastic or nylon rollers. I could just put
>a slab of plastic onto a lathe and machine them myself. However, if I
>can just buy it, I'd rather do that.
>
>I've seen them used in tools from the hardware store, so I know that
>they exist, just that I don't know where to buy them.
>
>--
>Lloyd Leung
>Lloyd@...

I don't even know if _plastic_ ones exist, but if you'll check out:

http://www.thomsonindustries.com

You might find something like what you discribe. Click on Products, Linear
guides, and then, roundway roller guides.

Bill

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