I have been lurking here a lot lately and reading a great deal, one thing I have noticed is that there is apparently a great deal of effort in making the shared designs accessible to everyone. Whether that be by construction methods, sources of supply, or whatever.

I wanted to mention, since I haven't seen it here yet, is that there may be another supply alternative. Amazon.com has a new (beta) section for industrial supply: here. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/ref=sd_allcatpop_biss/104-0363686-0237544?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=16310091)

Worth a peek in my opinion.

Edit: Additionally, it may be possible to build a parts list for a DIY linear bearing or something similar, save it as a wishlist or whatnot and have that whole list shareable. I have yet to try that particular idea, but again, worth trying.

Price a 12" long, 1-1/2" diameter piece of black delrin (acetal). Amazon = $29.95, McMaster-Carr = $9.25

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Ahh good to know Gerry, I hadn't actually done any price comparisons...ouchie.