mongke wrote:

Hi all

Just discovered a small shop where they take apart printers, photocopiers
and stuff like that and sell the parts, so have an assortment of nice
looking axles in sizes from 3/16" to more than 1/2". Would these be
adecuate for machine construction, Gingery type?

A couple of shafts I took from HP printers
cut nicely with a hacksaw and HSS tools
on my lathe.