would that also apply to using the drill press with sanding
sleeves/micro planes or is the pressure within tolerances?

BRuce

Ramsey wrote:

Too many people do not know that bearings are designed to be used in a
particular manner. The gentleman was explaining what could cause a
failure and I merely thought of the several people I know who have
used a drillpress as a router/milling machine, lathe and then wondered
why the bearing wore out.
Se following comment today by individual on rec. woodworking

Ramsey wrote:
Group: rec.woodworking Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2003, 12:12pm (EDT-1) From:
(Ramsey)
Your bearing are designed to handle a thrust load-not a sideways load.
I
would not try. Sure, it might work for a while but when it didn't,
then
you have a major problem. snip
************************************************** ****
Ramsey is correct. I ruined the bearings in a perfectly good drill
press
by using it as a router.

Peace~Sir Edgar
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On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 11:23:14 -0700, Rico wrote:


Please explain the connection.

Ramsey wrote:

This is why you don't use a drill press for a milling machine or
lathe.


On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:31:08 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:


On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:10:07 -0400, "Wayland"
wrote:


When the blade is off, should
the top wheel on a bandsaw spin freely

All rotating wheels mounted on a ball race should spin freely.

If they don't, and the ball race isn't broken, then something is
acting as a brake. Chances are that some sort of sideways clamping
device (like a nut on an axle) is not only clamping the centre race of
the bearing in place, but is also applying some braking force to the
outer race of the bearing, or the dust shield. Now this is bad,
because the bearing probably isn't set up to be dealing with an axial
load like this. Applying end-loads to plain ball bearings will cause
early failures, because the balls aren't running along the path in the
track which they ought to.



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