Bearing Tubes suit appliance and electronic applications.

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This Swiss screw machine part, the Hour Tube, is produced from number 360 brass alloy and has an outside dimension measuring 0.6800 in. long with 0.1860 in. dia. Precision-cut 0.1268 in. diameter hole, through length of part, allows for smooth fit with shaft. Dimensions are held to ±0.005 in., and final machined part is deburred for uniform finish of 50 RMS or better. Suitable for use as sleeve for revolution counter shaft, it mechanically measures given increments of time.



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Precision Miniature Brass Alloy Bearing Tubes with a Swiss Screw Machine


Dejay produces these precision miniature parts from number 360 brass alloy. The special brass alloy acts as a bearing surface for a steel shaft. The outside dimensions of the parts measure 0.6800 inches long with a 0.1860 inch tube diameter. The parts have a precision cut 0.1268 inch diameter hole through the length of the part to allow for a smooth fit with a shaft. The dimensions of the parts are held to ±0.005 inch with some critical dimensions held to five ten thousandth of an inch (0.0005 inch). The final machined parts are deburred for a uniform smooth finish 50 RMS or better. The tiny parts shown in the enclosed photo are shown positioned next to a engineering scale for size comparison.

Although Dejay manufactures these parts for a production revolution counter device, precision Swiss screw machine parts like these find use in medical applications, appliances, consumer electronics, and many other industries.

Dejay supplies Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) with a wide variety of precision Swiss screw machine parts. This includes made-to-print precision components for the appliance, medical, electronic, consumer product, and optical industries. You can find these precision Swiss screw machine parts in products such as keyboards, lighters, miniature motors, surgical instruments, meters, electrical contacts, cellular phones, electronic connectors, optical instruments and lens polishing fixtures.

Dejay Industries is in Richardson, (a suburb of Dallas) Texas. The company produces made-to-print Swiss screw machine parts for a variety of industries that include appliance, medical, military, electronics, consumer products, automotive, connector, and optical. For more detailed information on Dejay Industries, visit their home page on the Internet at www.dejayind.com.

For product information contact:

Mary Swanson

Dejay Industries

1202 Richardson Drive, Suite #102

Richardson, Texas 75080

Telephone: 972-234-0211

Fax: 972-234-2490

E-Mail: info@dejayind.com

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