On 3/21/2014 1:51 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.



Might consider upgrading to ceramic. I "had" a new Rikon with roller
bearings and while thr ides seems to make sense I was totally put off by
the bearings performance. Sealed bearings or not dust is not good for them.