[dorkbotsea-blabber] Looking for someone mechanically inclined

[Wim Lewis]

On Sep 2, 2008, at 2:22 PM, Brett Wagner wrote:
> Also is there an industry term for shafts that have.. for lack of a  
> better way to describe it, part of their circumference shaved down  
> to form a flat bit?

ooo, I know this one! The flat part is called a "flat". :) As I  
understand it, they're traditionally meant to be used with a set- 
screw, but (at least for small stuff) I also see gears with a  
corresponding chord filled in in their bore. I don't know if that's  
considered a special case of a key+keyway, or splined shaft, or not.