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Originally Posted by blue bus View Post
I was hoping to avoid that.I guess i could have a machinist drill out a 5mm ball bearing and thread a stud into it.
Easier to have the machinist fabricate the 5mm ball end out of a bolt (stainless a possibility). Ball bearings are made out of pretty hard material - not easy to machine using regular tooling, especially material as small as 5mm.

Maybe you can source something from this supplier:
Home - Midwest Control Products Corp.

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Old 11-13-2011, 10:08 AM
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