{"id":1851,"date":"2026-10-29T07:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaivoy.com\/guides\/08b-roller-chain-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T07:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:56:22","slug":"08b-roller-chain-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaivoy.com\/es\/guides\/08b-roller-chain-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"08B Roller Chain Guide: Pitch, Replacement and Ordering"},"content":{"rendered":"

08B roller chain<\/a> is the half-inch pitch British-standard chain used across conveyors, packaging lines and light industrial drives – and the chain most imported equipment is specified around, which is why KaiVoy sells it by the metre: replace a worn run without buying a full box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What 08B means on paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>Detail<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Standard<\/td>BS 08B, single strand<\/td><\/tr>
Pitch<\/td>12.7 mm (1\/2 in)<\/td><\/tr>
Material<\/td>Carbon steel<\/td><\/tr>
Sold by<\/td>Metre<\/td><\/tr>
MOQ<\/td>100 m<\/td><\/tr>
Options<\/td>Connecting links, half links, sprockets<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pitch is the identity: 12.7 mm centre-to-centre between pins. An 08B chain runs on 08B sprockets and on the gear motors<\/a> fitted to KaiVoy sensor and drive equipment alike – the chain does not care which machine it turns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a run needs replacing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n