Ball joint/rose joint

[Geoff TheasbyParticipant @geofftheasby]

[Geoff TheasbyParticipant @geofftheasby]

Hi,

in order to build a project I have planned, I need a small ball joint or Rose joint, perhaps as used in model car suspensions.

I am thinking of one with mounting threads of about M3, but it needs to move in more than one plane, so a simple bolt through a hole in a bar won’t do.

 

I have tried the local model shops, who say I need a part number, but haven’t a catalogue, and also an ex-colleague who races model cars, but the place he recommended can’t help either.

 

Any ideas/suggestions?

 

Regards

Geoff

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

These will fit an M3 rod but the ball is 2mm bore

 

J

 

 

[Gordon AParticipant @gordona]

Geoff,

 

Try this place.   

 

http://www.mcgillmotorsports.co.uk/

 

Regards,

Gordon.

 

[Pat BraveryParticipant @patbravery]

I used to fit these to HGV throttle assemblies, I would have thought that a visit to the spares department of your local commercial vehicle shop would do the trick. Regards Pat

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

There’s a hundread or so on e-bay. The small RC ones are usually called Ball-Links

 

 

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Model helicopters seem to have universal joints connected to various parts of  the rotor.

If you have a local model flying club it might be worth chatting to them.

 

Do not know where you live, but a helicopter modelling former coleague reckoned Slough models www.sloughrc.com were his suppliers.

 

Or possibly look up  Ripmax. 

 

Regards.

 

 

Edited By V8Eng on 06/08/2010 20:20:21

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