Hi all
Is there an engineer in the house who could confirm the suitability of this product as a dirt cheap alternative to hardened steel?
(http://www.smallparts.com.au/cgi-bin...earches=0=post)
Tensile strength is quoted as 90Mpa and hardness at 96 Rockwell M. Assumedly the Bearing Grade TX is the better suited material and still dirt cheap.
I am not an engineer but if it is sufficently stiff, hard and strong than all I would need would be linear bearings, mounting blocks and a lathe to machine it down to 16mm.
If a suitable alternative, it would answer many peole's needs to build within a tight budget.
Would there be wear issues of having a metal bearing and a plastic rod?
Am I onto something good here?
Andy