On 3/21/2014 2:51 PM, woodchucker wrote:
Damn crap they sell today.
i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
To me they are still new.

The bottom one froze, probably why I thought it wasn't cutting and was
drifting.

After sharpening the blade, I went to put it back on and was setting the
thrust bearing on the bottom to find it completely frozen.

The dust boots did little to stop the dust. I just popped the seals to
find it completely packed with dust.

Much quicker than the originals.


You might give bocabearings.com a look. I have only purchased model
airplane bearings there, but they were way better than the originals. I
see they carry tool bearings as well.