- Truncated and Recessed Ball$17.38 – $26.12Hardened Stainless Steel with an Extended Glue Line The truncated and recessed ball is an inexpensive modified ball form. The annular ring resulting from the recess forms an extremely stable mounting surface. The very rough Electrical Discharge Machined surface of the recess is excellent for gluing. This form has a much lower profile than a complete ball. The design has a .005" deep recess on its flat surface that is made very rough by Electrical Discharge Machining. This rough surface is used in applications where the ball is glued in place.
- Truncated and Threaded Ball$35.20 – $212.30Made From Hardened Stainless Steel with an Extended Glue Line and Tapped Hole. Because the ball is held from behind with a machine screw, there is no interruption of the spherical surface. This provides a smooth, clean working surface. The truncated and threaded ball is our most widely used kinematic component. This ball is held in place by a threaded fastener. It has a .005" deep recess on the flat surface that is made very rough by Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM). When maximum reliability is required, glue may be applied to this rough surface to form a permanent bond between this component, the machine screw, and the mounting surface. The annular ring resulting from the recess forms an extremely stable mounting surface. Three of these balls provide a very high quality substitute for a conical cup or trihedral clamp. This design has a much lower profile height than a complete ball. These balls are an excellent choice for the three spherical contact points in the kinematic system.
- Truncated and Threaded Cylinder$40.37 – $47.96Made from Hardened Stainless Steel with an Extended Glue Line and Tapped Holes. Because this cylinder is held from behind with machine screws, there is no interruption of the cylindrical The truncated and threaded cylinder is our most widely used cylindrical component. The land left around the edge of the flat due to the recess forms an extremely stable mounting surface. These hardened and dimensionally stabilized stainless steel cylinders are precision ground and machine lapped to provide excellent cylindricity with close dimensional tolerance. The highly-regular low microinch surface texture generated by the machine lapping leads to low hysteresis and excellent repeatability. Two parallel mounted cylinders, held in place by machine screws, form a very high quality substitute for the hard to manufacture vee groove. This design has a .005" deep recess on its flat surface that is made very rough by Electrical Discharge Machining. When maximum reliability is required, glue may be applied to this rough surface to form a permanent bond between this component, the machine screw, and the mounting surface.
- Truncated Ball with Counter Bored Hole$38.50 – $42.90Made from Hardened Stainless Steel with an Extended Glue Line. The truncated and counterbored ball is the second most widely used kinematic component. It is used where the component must be held in place from the front side. Three of these balls provide a very high-quality substitute for a conical cup or a trihedral clamp. These balls are a good choice for the three spherical contact points in the kinematic system when the ball can only be held in place from the front side. This component has a much lower profile than a complete ball. This component has a .005" deep recess on the flat surface that is made very rough by Electrical Discharge Machining. When maximum reliability is required, glue may be applied to this rough surface to form a permanent bond between this component, the machine screw, and the mounting surface. This component is machined for use with a standard socket head cap screw. The "A" diameter is the outside diameter of the ball. The "B" height is the height of the ball, before the counter bored section of the ball was machined. The "C" diameter is the diameter of the landing area on the bottom of the ball. The "E" diameter is the diameter of the through hole. The "F" diameter is the diameter of the counter bored hole. The "G" depth is the depth of the counter bored hole. The "H" diameter is the diameter of the recessed area on the bottom of the ball.
- Truncated Cylinder with Counterbored Holes$41.69 – $69.96Made from Hardened Stainless Steel with an Extended Glue Line. The truncated cylinder with counterbored holes is our second most popular cylindrical component. It is used when the components must be held in place from the front side. These hardened and dimensionally stabilized stainless steel cylinders are precision ground and machine lapped to provide excellent cylindricity with close dimensional tolerance. The highly uniform low microinch surface texture generated by the machine lapping leads to low hysteresis and excellent repeatability. The land left around the edge of the flat due to the recess forms an extremely stable mounting surface. Two parallel mounted cylinders form a very high quality substitute for the hard-to-manufacture vee groove.
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