Re: [TCML] Bearings

[jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thank you for this link, 
they look like they have quality bearings, expensive, but quality! And the exact size i needed to boot! 



Thanks, 
John "Jay" Howson IV 


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:51:40 PM 
Subject: RE: [TCML] Bearings 

Applied: 

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Dave 

> -----Original Message----- 
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Lux 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:57 AM 
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List 
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Bearings 
> 
> On 2/28/12 11:16 PM, jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> > Hello all, 
> > 
> > I bought some bearings on eBay for my rotary gap, and I am 
> displeased with the quality I received, they are very loose. 
> Made by VXB if you are wondering. 
> > Its most certainly an I got what I paid for situation. 
> > 
> > Does anyone have a preferred place to get quality bearings, 
> I don't need super high quality, but quality within a 
> reasonable price range. 
> > I am looking for 1.75" OD .75" ID with a flanged rim 
> designed for a press fit. 
> > 
> > 
> 
> McMaster-Carr is usually my first step for something like this. Not 
> necessarily the cheapest, but they have an enormous stock and 
> ship very 
> quickly. 
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-ball-and-roller-bearings/=ggilxd 
> 
> looks like about $10 for what you're looking for. 
> 
> Beyond that, something like Grainger or MSD would be other 
> possibilities. 
> 
> By the way, when you say "loose", maybe the bearing was 
> intended to be 
> that way. Bearings come in a bewildering variety for 
> different loads, 
> speeds, etc. 
> 
> I would look at a good bearing catalog (Fafnir, Timken, SKF) and get 
> some background info on what kind of bearing you really want. 
> 
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