1/4" flex drive tru tolerance

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  • wolf IV
    Senior Member
    • May 2008
    • 984

    #1

    1/4" flex drive tru tolerance

    I just purchased x4 ) 1/4 - 3/16 R&L flex drives and because Ive now built quite a few was wondering what is to be expected from pre built drives. I put them in my lathe and one drive is .003" off which works, the other 3 are .005-6" off. At this tolerance they will be wobbling... your thoughts?
    I have videos but they won't load.
    Last edited by wolf IV; 12-28-2025, 03:47 PM.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-npTLBHefY
  • fweasel
    master of some
    • Jul 2016
    • 4335

    #2
    Are you talking about a solid prop shaft that accepts a 1/4" cable and is turned down at the threaded end to accept a 3/16" prop?
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    • wolf IV
      Senior Member
      • May 2008
      • 984

      #3
      A 1/4" flex to a stub shaft that is 1/4 to 3/16 for props, yes.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-npTLBHefY

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      • fweasel
        master of some
        • Jul 2016
        • 4335

        #4
        So you're saying the 3/16" reduction part of the shaft is off center with the 1/4" part, or, the stub shaft is not aligned with the flex?
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        • wolf IV
          Senior Member
          • May 2008
          • 984

          #5
          Lol... the cable and the stub were bought assembled. The tolerance between the two are off significantly (not true/not straight/wobble). I'm asking what tolerances are expected. It's kind of a mute point now that I'm turning out my own stubs and will assemble in a lathe to insure a tolerance of <.003"
          But the question is what's acceptable for these.
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-npTLBHefY

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          • fweasel
            master of some
            • Jul 2016
            • 4335

            #6
            I just roll mine across a flat surface, nothing fancy. Most of my high RPM cables use prop shafts that are bored out so the flex cable is glued internally. Those are all CNC'd and with a rare exception, I haven't had any tolerance issues with them.
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