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While shafts may appear the same to the untrained eye, manufacturing practices and standards significantly impact roundness, straightness, case hardness and all the qualities of shafting that Thomson customers care about. Thomson 60 Case shafting is manufactured to the highest quality standards in an ISO 9000:2000 registered facility and, when used with Thomson Ball Bushing bearings, ensures optimal bearing performance and travel life.
Diameter Range |
Class Description | Option | Material | Type |
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Inch: 1/8" to 4" | L: XA, Open, Adjustable ball bushing bearings and pillow blocks, Super and Super Smart bearings S: A type ball bushings N: Needle Roller bearings D: Die Set bearings XL: XR bearing soft G: Ball grove shafting for use with Super ball bushings |
Standard Predrilled Chrome Plated Plain Ends Deep Case |
Carbon Steel 440C Stainless Steel 52100 Tubular 316 Stainless Steel |
Cut to length Random Length Random Length Long Special Machined |
mm: 5 to 80 | MM: For use with metric ball bushing (ISO H6 tolerance) |
Predrilled T1 hole pattern Predrilled T2 hole pattern |
Carbon Steel 440C Stainless Steel |
Cut to length Random Length Random Length Long Special Machined |
Support Style
Shaft Rail Assemblies are for use with OPEN bearings. Delivered with the shaft and rail pre-assembled.
The Nominal Shaft diameter. The actual diameter will depend on shaft tolerance chosen. See the individual product detail page for the actual diameter upper and lower limits.
The material of the shaft (where the ball bushing travels). In the case of a shaft rail assembly the shaft support may be a different material. See the individual product detail page for the shaft support material.
Distance between predrilled mounting holes.
Length of the shaft.
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Partstream Interactive Viewer Instructions:
1) Select a product from the table below and Configure your model to the right of the viewer that appears.
2) Click the Create button at the bottom of the configurator and wait for model to load (may take a few minutes).
3) Click the Download tab and login to your account if requested (or register as a first-time user).
4) Select a format, wait for the file to be created (may take a few minutes), and click the Download button.
60 Case LinearRace Shafting (Metric) | ![]() |
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60 Case LinearRace Shafting (Inch) | ![]() |
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