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Bushing & sleeve bearing generator — text to CAD.

Describe the bushing — inner bore, outer diameter, length and an optional flange — and Volex Forge returns a plain bearing sleeve as a STEP for machining or an STL to print.

Bore and OD are sized to your shaft and housing, so the bush presses into the bore and the shaft turns freely.

Generate this part — from £2.99 → How Forge works
Free to try Parts from £2.99 STEP · STL · DXF FEA-verified

What you get

From a plain-English prompt

Flanged sleeve bushExample — your parameters, your file
a flanged bushing, 12mm bore, 16mm outside diameter, 20mm long, 20mm flange diameter, 2mm flange thick
ParameterValue
Bore12.0 mm
Outside dia16.0 mm
Length20.0 mm
Flange dia20.0 mm
Flange thick2.0 mm
Wall2.0 mm
ExportSTEP / STL
Every part is checked before you download it — geometry, and where relevant FEA against textbook theory. See the verification report.

Frequently asked

Will it press into my housing?
Yes — set the outside diameter to your housing bore (with an interference allowance if you name one) and it presses in.
Can it have an oil groove?
Yes, ask for an internal oil groove or a split for a self-lubricating bush.
Metal or printed?
Machine the STEP for bronze/steel bushes; print the STL in nylon or PETG for light-duty plain bearings.
Cost?
Free to try; parts from £2.99.

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A bush that presses in and runs true.

Free to try · parts from £2.99 · STEP, STL or DXF · every part verified before download.

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