# Bamboo skewer Ø3 × 300 mm

> What diameter is a bamboo skewer?

- Category: Hardware › Found & household materials
- Kind: Standard part
- Basis: Common consumer skewer sizes (12 in Ø3 standard; Ø2.5 × 200 and Ø4 × 400 also sold); drawn as a plain cylinder
- Page: https://xemstudio.com/objects/bamboo-skewers/ · JSON: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=bamboo-skewers · Plain text: https://xemstudio.com/objects/bamboo-skewers/sheet.txt
- License: dimension sheet CC BY 4.0 (Xem Studio); linked files under their publishers' licenses

**Exact dimensions.** True size, with no printing tolerance added.

## Notes

- The common bamboo skewer is Ø3 × 300 mm (12 in); the file is a plain Ø3.0 × 300 cylinder.
- Thinner Ø2.5 × 200 mm cocktail skewers and thicker Ø4 × 400 mm skewers also exist.
- At Ø3 it matches the bore of a 623 bearing and any Ø3 hole drawn in the library, which is why I use it as the crankshaft on the can engine.

## Sizes

| skewer | dia_mm | length_mm |
|---|---|---|
| standard | 3 | 300 |
| cocktail | 2.5 | 200 |
| long | 4 | 400 |

## Where the files are

- Wikipedia: [Craft stick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft_stick) — web — CC BY-SA 4.0 (text)
- Wikipedia: [BB gun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB_gun) — web — CC BY-SA 4.0 (text)
- Wikipedia: [Table tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis) — web — CC BY-SA 4.0 (text)
- Long Earth Society: [Engine builds (videos and write-ups)](https://longearthsociety.com/engineering/) — web, video — LES site

## Free STEP/STL (1 parts, CC BY 4.0, Xem Studio)

Index: https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/bamboo-skewers/index.json

- bamboo-skewer-3x300: [STEP](https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/sticks-skewers-wire-bbs/bamboo-skewer-3x300.step) · [STL](https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/sticks-skewers-wire-bbs/bamboo-skewer-3x300.stl) — bamboo skewer Ø3 × 300 (also Ø2.5 × 200, Ø4 × 400)

## How it fits

### Goes in or on
- [Ball bearings, 683 to 6210 and flanged F6xx (ISO 15)](https://xemstudio.com/objects/ball-bearings-metric/): Ø3 skewer through the Ø3 bore of a 623
- [Can-engine cap for 53.3, 58, 66 and 76.2 mm cans](https://xemstudio.com/objects/can-engine-cap/): the can engine's crankshaft

### Connects to
- [CD / DVD disc Ø120 × 1.2 mm with Ø15 hole (and mini CD Ø80)](https://xemstudio.com/objects/cd-dvd-discs/): CD flywheel carried on the Ø3 shaft by a hub

### Alternatives
- [Coat-hanger wire Ø2.0 mm and paper-clip wire Ø1.0 mm](https://xemstudio.com/objects/coat-hanger-and-paper-clip-wire/): Ø2 wire where a thinner shaft is needed

## Questions

**What diameter is a bamboo skewer?**

3 mm for the common 300 mm (12 in) skewer; 2.5 mm × 200 for cocktail skewers and 4 mm × 400 for long ones.

**What bearing fits a bamboo skewer?**

A 623 bearing has a Ø3 bore, the same nominal size as the Ø3 skewer; see the bearing page's Mating features.

## Fits with

- [Craft sticks 114 × 10 × 2 mm and jumbo 150 × 18 × 2 mm](https://xemstudio.com/objects/craft-sticks/)
- [Coat-hanger wire Ø2.0 mm and paper-clip wire Ø1.0 mm](https://xemstudio.com/objects/coat-hanger-and-paper-clip-wire/)
- [Ball bearings, 683 to 6210 and flanged F6xx (ISO 15)](https://xemstudio.com/objects/ball-bearings-metric/)
- [Can-engine cap for 53.3, 58, 66 and 76.2 mm cans](https://xemstudio.com/objects/can-engine-cap/)
- [CD / DVD disc Ø120 × 1.2 mm with Ø15 hole (and mini CD Ø80)](https://xemstudio.com/objects/cd-dvd-discs/)