affordable profile rail?

[tmbg]

I need to find some profile rail, 12-15mm or so, and at least 54" in length. I've been scouring ebay, but nothing on there is long enough. McMaster has it, but prices are OUTRAGEOUS. Like $750 apiece just for the rail! D:

I looked at Zapp Automation through an ad here, and the prices seem reasonable, but being UK based, shipping would probably be awful.

Anyone have any suggestions for a US shop with good prices on rail and trucks? Or maybe someone has something lying around they want to get rid of?

[ger21]

www.automation4less.com

[kwms1956]

Don't forget Automation Overstock (www.automation-overstock.com). This is the "outlet" web store for Automation 4 Less, and there are some great bargains to be had there on the older style Hiwin products (AG and LG)

[esdios]

You can get 15mm steel profile rail from PBC Linear for about $140 (1400mm length). It's part of their PRT technology. Not much information on the web about it, but I would give them a call. $750 from McMaster sounds ludicrous...

[kwms1956]

Not sure we are comparing apples to apples, but on Automation Overstock the Hiwin heavy duty LG 15 rail is priced at $100.15 for a 1400mm piece. Four-hole bearing blocks that fit the rail are available in many different configurations...some are the "square" type (LGH) and some are the "flange" type (LGW). Hiwin generally carries a good reputation on CNC Zone and among machine builders.

Direct link to LG15 rail: http://www.automation-overstock.com/...od=LGR15RxxxxH

Direct link to LG15 bearings: http://www.automation-overstock.com/...ts.asp?cat=107

[esdios]

PBC Linear offers the same stuff kwms1956. I'm not entirely sure on the price match up though.

[kwms1956]

I was just comparing the Hiwin on Automation Overstock to the "about $140" figure you had posted earlier for the PBC. I took a quick look at the PBC products in a PDF online, and as you suggested there isn't a lot of data for them; I could not find any web pricing, but they appear to be nice products. The point I was trying to make is that many folks have built machines using the "legacy" Hiwin AG and LG material. People will have to consider a lot of factors for what type of linear slide materials they purchase, but the point remains that a piece of 1400mm LG15 rail can be obtained brand new from Automation Overstock for about $100 and bearings that work with it are less than $25 each. As you stated earlier, any of the costs that are being offered up here are a far cry from $750 for a single piece of rail...which is where this string of posts began!

[gio666]

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