Engineering And Hobby Rod Categories
Rod - Round - Aluminium
For general hobby applications.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending. They may not be straight for the entire length. May be slightly oversized on OD so some reworking may be required before fitting closely mating parts such as bearings. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
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Rod - Round - Brass
For general hobby applications.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending. They may not be straight for the entire length. May be slightly oversized on OD so some reworking may be required before fitting closely mating parts such as bearings. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
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Rod - Round - Stainless Steel
For general hobby applications.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending. They may not be straight for the entire length. May be slightly oversized on OD so some reworking may be required before fitting closely mating parts such as bearings. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
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Rod - Round - Soft Metal Packs
For general hobby applications. This rod is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Copper, brass and aluminium,
300mm lengths. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
Rod - Round - Acetal
Hard, stiff plastic for machining bushes, gears etc with close tolerances. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger.
Specific Gravity 1.41 g/cm3 - Operating Temp -40 to 120 C. Tensile Strength 60-70 Mpa / Hardness 80 Rockwell M. Small diameters may not be perfectly straight. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger to allow for machining. As this product requires machining, larger diameters may be supplied in lieu to expedite your order.
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Rod - Round - Nylon
High impact strength and toughness. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger.
Specific Gravity 1.13 g/cm3 - Operating Temp -40 to 160 C. Tensile Strength 78 Mpa / Hardness 82 Rockwell M. Co-efficient of friction 0.20-0.30. Smaller diameters may not be perfectly straight. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger to allow for machining. As this product requires machining, larger diameters may be supplied in lieu to expedite your order.
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Rod - Round - PTFE
Lowest co-efficient of friction. Excellent chemical resistance. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger.
Specific Gravity 2.20 g/cm3 - Operating Temp -260 to 260 C. Tensile Strength 10-40 Mpa / Hardness D50-55 Shore. Co-efficient of friction 0.05-0.20. Smaller diameters may not be perfectly straight. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger to allow for machining. As this product requires machining, larger diameters may be supplied in lieu to expedite your order.
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Rod - Round - Urethane
Hard urethane rubber compound. Machinable.
Length +/- 3.2mm. Diameter +/- 2 percent.
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Rod - Round - Carbon Fibre
High impact light weight carbon fibre for modelling.
Pultruded carbon fibre with a smooth epoxy coated finish. Items marked as Low Grade may have tolerance variations up to 0.2mm.
Rod - Round - Glass Fibre
High impact light weight fibreglass for modelling and kites.
Glass fibre rod is more flexible and less brittle than carbon fibre rod.
Rod - Round - Polyester PETP
High mechanical strength, stiffness and hardness. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger.
Specific Gravity 1.39 g/cm3 - Operating Temp 115 C / 5000 hrs - 100 C / 20000 hrs. Tensile Strength 90 Mpa. Hardness 96 Rockwell M. Smaller diameters may not be perfectly straight. Sizes listed are FINISHED SIZE. Product supplied will be larger to allow for machining. As this product requires machining, larger diameters may be supplied in lieu to expedite your order.
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Housings - Bearing - Pillow Block - Miniature
Spyraflo aluminium pillow block housings mounted with 440C stainless miniature bearings
No more need for expensive engineering of housings to suit your new applications. Fully greased Japanese 440C Grade corrosion resistant stainless steel ball bearings. Double shielded bearings to minimise contamination.
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Shim and Foil - Phosphor Bronze
Precision shim sheet. Phosphor Bronze.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications.
Shim - Tin
Precision steel shim sheet. Very thin to thick sizes.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications.
Shim - Plastic
Easy to cut - colour coded - plastic shim sheets. Precision thicknesses.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications. Made from sturdy polyester.
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Shim and Foil - Copper
Precision copper shim sheet. Very thin foil to thick sizes.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications.
Shim and Foil - Brass
Precision brass shim sheet. From very thin foil to thick sizes.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications. Includes sheets and rolls. See Brass - Strip for thin strips.
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Shim and Foil - Steel
Precision shim sheet. Cold rolled steel. Very thin to thick sizes.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications.
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Shim and Foil - Aluminium
Precision aluminium shim sheet. Includes listing on 6061-T6 Aluminium Sheet. Very thin to thick sizes.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications. Coloured shim is anodised. The colour is not removable. The colour is for identification purposes only.
Shim and Foil - Stainless Steel
Precision stainless shim sheet. Very thin foil to thick sizes. Includes 416, 303 and 316 grades.
NOTE! Very thin sizes may experience some bending or indentations. This product is meant for engineering applications not decorative applications.
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Rectangular Bar - Aluminium
Thin and thick Aluminum strip and rectangular profiles
Small sizes may not be perfectly straight.
Square Bar - Brass
Saw Cut Ends. Some items may be available in longer or shorter lengths. e-mail sales@smallparts.com.au with enquiries. Smaller sizes may not be supplied straight.
RC Spare Parts - Venom
Venom Hobby Parts listed by description. Parts for 1/10 crawler, Baja, 1/8 scale cars, Beacon, Corsair, CPR Creeper, D Micro, DXL, EKOS, EPO, GPV-1, MINIZ, Island Hopper, King, Segad, KOS, KWA, M05, ME-109, MTT, Night Ranger 3D, Outlaw RC, Ozone Heli
Parts also to suit P-51, Texan, Savage, Scorpion AX10, Skywolf 3CH, Strait Jacket, TraXXas, TRX Slash. Ailerons fittings, Anti-rotation arm, A arms, Axle, Bag, Ball end, batteries assembleys, battery(bags, bars, box, case, charger, holder), beadlock, bearing kits, retainers and set. bell crank, blade grips and sets, body posts, bolt, bracket, bulkhead, cables, camber gauge, canopy, caps, carburettor, charger, chassis covers and plates. Cockpit cover, Collars, connectors, control links, control links, tray and units, coupler, cowl, crankcase, crankshaft, cylinder, Damper, decal set, differential (case, housing and system). Dig unit, drive (belt and dog), driveline, electronics unit, elevator, e-ring, ESC, exhaust (coupler, deflector and pipe), fail safes, feathering spindle.
Shafting - Ground - Hobby - Steel
Silversteel shafting for hobbies. Not suitable for precision bearings.
Suitable for use with plastic gears, bushes, couplings etc. Not recommended for use with precision steel or stainless steel bearings. Some sizes have special features such as serrations or small barbs (noted in description). Unground ends. Ideal for axles in robotic applications and educational projects.
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Couplings - Rigid - Hobby - Brass
A selection of inexpensive brass couplings for shaft sizes from 2 to 5 mm.
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Gearmotors - Basic - Hobby - 12.1mm Diameter
Small light weight geared motors used in toys and small solar applications
NOTE! These do not have a standard output shaft. The output is a plastic crossed block (see diagram) which is designed to be fitted to a fabricated coupling in O.E.M applications. However, the plastic block would be suitable for drilling and attaching objects with wire for rotating mobile type applications.
Strip - Soft Metal Packs
For general hobby applications. This brass strip is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Brass.
300mm lengths. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
Hobby Gears - Spur - 48DP
A small selection of popular 48DP Plastic/ Metal Pinion and Spur gears
See main listings under Gears for sizes not listed here. To work out the pitch diameter of a 48DP spur gear, divide multiply the no of teeth by 0.52917.
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Hobby Gears - Spur - Module 0.4
A small selection of popular Module 0.4 Brass Gear Sets 9 to 20 teeth
See main listings under Gears for sizes not listed here. To work out the pitch diameter of a metric spur gear, multiply the no of teeth by the module. A module 0.4 spur gear with 20 teeth has a pitch diameter of 8mm. A module 0.4 spur gear with 10 teeth has a pitch diameter of 4mm.
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Hobby Gears - Spur - Module 0.5
A small selection of popular Module 0.5 Brass Gear Sets 9 to 20 teeth
See main listings under Gears for sizes not listed here. To work out the pitch diameter of a metric spur gear, multiply the no of teeth by the module. A module 0.5 spur gear with 20 teeth has a pitch diameter of 10mm. A module 0.5 spur gear with 10 teeth has a pitch diameter of 5mm.
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Tube - Round - Soft Metal Packs
For general hobby applications. This tube is annealed soft to make it easier to bend. Copper, brass and aluminium,
300mm lengths. Not recommended for heavy duty applications. For use with bearings we suggest you use items from the category - Shafting - Ground.
Accessories - Hobby - Aircraft
Generic Parts. Specific model parts may also be found by typing the model number into the search box. Reinforced Tape, Masking Tape, Micro Gear Nose, Gear Mech Retracts, Retractable Wing Tailwheels, gas struts
Accessories - Hobby - Body Clips
Large and small body clips. Fluoro or standard. Plastic coated or anodised. Range of colours. Bent and straight.
See also large selection of clips in R-Clips.
Accessories - Hobby - Car and Buggy
Generic Parts. Specific model parts may also be found by typing the model number into the search box. Fail safes, aerials, heat sinks, body clips, tune pipe, clutch bell, bump start, engine break stand, engine fans, antenna tubes and tire warmers.
Includes Kyosho pull starts.
Accessories - Hobby - Helicopter
Generic Parts. Specific model parts may also be found by typing the model number into the search box. Training Gear, Polished Tuned Muffler, Heli Pitch, Foam Stand
Wheels - Hobby - General
Includes wheels for robots and general hobby applications
Also see tracks for Robotic applications.
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