DIYbanter - View Single Post - I need a swivel or bearing for a lazy susan style turntable.

lid wrote in
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 02:42:41 -0500, Patriarch
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I can't find anything to solve my problem because I obviously don't
know how to explain my problem.
I want the be able to spin by hand a heavy 24" round turntable on
top of my workbench using centrifugal force. Like the wheel on a car
but horizontal.

I was going to make it out of 4 inches of MDF but I can't find a
bearing or swivel or anything that will allow this top spin
horizontally. Lazy susans are strong and stable but don't allow a
friction free spin.

I'm sure what I need is out there but I have no idea what it is, or
what it's called.

There are all sorts of bearing to spin stuff vertically, isn't there
one I can attach to this table that doesn't cost hundreds of
dollars.

Larry Jaques suggested that this was very similar to a potter's kick
wheel.

Kicking a wheel on top of a 36" work bench could be tough. I'm just
not that limber any more.
I need something that can rest on the bench, not the floor.

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I was under the impression you were looking for
bearings that could handle both a heavy vertical load, as well as side
loading. I understood that the turntable would likely be motor-driven
in some manner. My thought was that the bearings used for a potter's
kick wheel would be suitable, not that you actually use that
configuration.

I wish you well with your quest.

Patriarch