Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Where can I get plastic rollers

I have seen these rollers used on sliding glass doors, you can get them at
the larger hardware stores.

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From: "Lloyd Leung" <lloyd@...>
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Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 4:00 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Where can I get plastic rollers


> 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.
>
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