On Apr 12, 3:23*pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in messagenews:Xns9EC59A0326DF7lloydspmindspringcom@2 16.168.3.70...

"newshound" fired this volley in
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Nope, Tim is right

Besides that, hard on hard of the _same_ hardness often induces galling..

True, when neither journal nor shaft is hard enough to resist it. Galling is
the primary reason that soft steel on soft steel is such a disaster.

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Ed Huntress

Considering the OP's low-end fabrication equipment, do you think
hardware store CRS or aluminum rod on nylon would be good enough?
These machines aren't going to be beaten up in arcades any more.

jsw