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Simple Parts That Deliver Serious Holding Power When shafts and hubs need to stay locked together, keys and keyways provide the most straightforward and dependable solution. These small lengths of steel sit neatly in precision-cut slots, creating a positive drive that prevents slippage even under punishing torque. From conveyors and...

Simple Parts That Deliver Serious Holding Power

When shafts and hubs need to stay locked together, keys and keyways provide the most straightforward and dependable solution. These small lengths of steel sit neatly in precision-cut slots, creating a positive drive that prevents slippage even under punishing torque. From conveyors and pumps to gearboxes and couplings, machine keys are trusted to do one job and do it well—keep power moving from shaft to hub without compromise. For workshop repairs and onsite fitting, parallel key steel and key stock offer the flexibility to cut and size components to match any application. Industrial Shed supplies trade-grade products such as the Finer Parallel Key Steel 10x10mm and SKF Machine Keyway Stock, both designed for accuracy and durability in high-demand environments. Backed by trusted names like Finer Power Transmission, SKF, and Excision, this collection covers everything from cut-to-length keys to raw stock, giving crews the right options to keep drives tight, aligned, and in service.

What’s in This Collection:
► Machine Keys
‣ Precision-cut keys for locking gears, pulleys & sprockets to shafts
► Parallel Keys
‣ Standard square & rectangular designs for universal drive applications
► Key Steel Stock
‣ Supplied in bar lengths for custom cutting & machining onsite
Keyway Components
‣ Reliable fastening hardware for shaft-hub assemblies in industrial equipment

Built for the Jobs That Can’t Slip

Keys and keyways prove that the simplest components are often the most important. Without them, sprockets and pulleys would spin free, and entire drive systems would grind to a halt. By locking shaft and hub as one, they provide reliable torque transfer under shock, vibration, and constant load. In mining, processing, and workshop machinery, parallel keys and key steel stock are everyday essentials. Industrial Shed delivers proven products from Finer Power Transmission, SKF, and Excision, backed by bulk availability, trade pricing, same-day dispatch, and the Industrial Shed Trade Guarantee. With the right key in place, every drive system can perform at its best.

Positive-drive shaft-to-hub locking with no slip
Supplied in cut machine keys & raw steel stock
Trusted by Australian industry with SKF & Finer quality
Delivered with Industrial Shed bulk supply & trade pricing

Frequently Asked Questions

It locks a rotating element like a gear or pulley to a shaft so torque is transferred without slip.

Both pre-cut machine keys and raw key steel stock are available in standard metric and imperial sizes.

They’re used in conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, couplings, and other shaft-driven systems.

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