About Great Lakes Shafts

Michigan Machining, Reimagined.

Great Lakes Shafts pairs Northern Michigan machine shops, and the generations of tool-and-die precision behind them, with a platform built for the modern plant floor. Great Lakes Shafts is the configure-to-order storefront for custom precision turned parts: shafts, pins, bushings, and spacers. Machined in Northern Michigan, shipped direct to your dock.

No sales reps. No RFQ ping-pong. Configure your part online and standard shafts price instantly, so you can order on the spot. Tight fits, fine finishes, and specialty features are reviewed by a machinist and quoted, typically within one business day.

Powered by CarbonNapkin

Great Lakes Shafts runs on the CarbonNapkin platform, purpose-built software that connects engineers directly to manufacturing capacity. The configurator draws your part in real time, prices standard shafts instantly, and generates the engineering drawing that goes to the shop floor. One system, napkin to shipping label.