[Boatanchors] Insulated shafting

[J. Forster]

Robert,

McMaster is McMaster-Carr, a large industrial supply house. They are on
the web.

AFAIK, you can get Phenolic, Lucite, and glass-eppoxy rod in a variety of
sizes. There are likely many more plastics also.

Another source would likely be Small Parts.

Best,

-John

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> Barrie,
>
> You can buy several grades of phenolic solid rod in various diameters from
> McMaster.  It is usually reddish brown in color.  The 1/4" diameter rod
> that
> I buy from time to time is quite stiff.  Tolerance on the diameter is
> fairly tight and I have never had any problem with it fitting knobs and
> bushings
> properly.  I believe that the trade name McMaster uses for what I've been
> buying is Garolite, or something close to that.
>
> In a message dated 8/24/2010 4:53:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
> barrie at centric.net writes:
>> I'm in need of some non-conductive 1/4" shafting that is stiff and not
>> springy.
>>
>> Right now I'm using Delrin for the shaft on the tank cap on a
>> transmitter
>> I just built.  The problem with it is that when I turn the knob it winds
>> up
>> and then jumps further than I want to go.
>>
>> I've Googled for non-conductive shafting and searched all the popular
>> suppliers with no luck.
>>
>> I have some non-conductive shafting here that is a medium brown in
>> color.
>> It's looks like some sort of composition material and is very stiff.
>> Trouble is, I don't have a piece long enough.  I need about nine inches.
>>
>> Anyone know where I can find something that will work?
>>
>> 73, Barrie, W7ALW
>>
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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