Originally Posted by frediz
kursed, I contacted a machine guy and will contact another to compare. I think it's a pretty simple job for them, no real
difficulties. The body of the shaft does not need to be empty as the original and few other things.
He asked for a hand sketch and a few measurements to give an estimate.
If the price is ok, the only tricky thing for me will be to find the good figures because as the rare parts shaft,
I'd be designing a shaft that won't have the metal/rubber washers, just the bushing at each end.


Hope they can get you fixed up for cheap man. I know here in the states, I have taken all sorts of odd tasks to my local machine shops and have been surprised at how well and how cheap the job has been every time.

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