What is a Ball guide?

A ball guide is a guide component that utilizes the rolling performance of balls to perform linear motion with extremely low friction. It is mainly attached to the shaft and performs linear motion with low friction against linear motion in the long axis direction of the shaft. In addition to ball guides, roller guides are similar. Ball bearings exist as typical low-friction parts that use balls. Its role is to support rotational motion, not linear motion. The principle of low friction due to the rotation of the ball is the same.

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