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KEY STOCK

Standard
Key stock is metal that is formed, forged, or machined to make a key. It usually comes in square or rectangular bars; depending on the fit you require, key stock comes in slightly oversized or undersized deviations.
Metric
Conforms to international metric specification and accommodates metric keyways.
Step (Offset)
Precision milled with steps notched in at regular intervals for repairing sprockets, gears, and pulleys.
KEYS
A key is a small metal block or wedge inserted between a shaft and the hub of a pulley, gear, sprocket, or other rotating power device. The key provides driving torque and prevents movement. One part of the key fits into a precut slot in the shaft called a key seat. The remainder slides into a groove in the hub called a keyway.
Machine
Elongated keys feature rounded ends, square ends, or tapered gib heads.
Woodruff
Flat, semicircular keys that rock into place and adjust to an angular spine without coming unseated.
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