I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.

--
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Learn more about Jesus
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"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im
sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in
any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out
grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and
burn.

ransley wrote:
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

They're a sealed bearing, can't really effectively lube them. I'd see
what it feels like by hand and try a quick on/off test and see what
sounds like.

There's really little to be lost by simply running it; either they're
good still or they're not and you'll hear that very quickly.

A little thin lube could help temporarily if they're just a little dry
but won't make any big difference one way or another to overall condition.

Generally, one can find replacement bearings for them at local bearing
distributors fairly inexpensively w/o having to go thru PC or other mail
order.

--

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Chris.... That is a Porter Cable router for wood working. Wake up. WW






"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im
sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in
any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out
grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and
burn.

"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

You should get better answers on rec.woodworking. WW

"WW" wrote in message
. ..

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Chris.... That is a Porter Cable router for wood working. Wake up. WW






"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im
sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in
any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out
grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and
burn.





Whooooooooooshhhhhhhhhhh

"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

If you have a variac, mebbe run it slowly to begin with, as whatever lube is
in the bearings may not be uniform, at this point.

Or, mebbe wire it in series with a toaster or other power tool, to get some
voltage drop. Easy to do if you have some spare receptacles on a shelf
someplace. 49c at HD.

PC is generally good stuff, worth fixing if necessary.
--
EA

"WW" wrote in message
. ..

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Chris.... That is a Porter Cable router for wood working. Wake up. WW

I originally thought that was some mormon humor... well, hoping it was
humor.....
If it wadn't..... holy ****....
--
EA







"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im
sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in
any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out
grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and
burn.

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
s.com...
On 3/27/2010 6:10 AM ransley spake thus:

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Why do you think the bearings would dry out? They're sealed ball bearings,
no doubt. It's not as if the grease is going to be suddenly thrown out by
centrifugal force or anything.

Just to give an example of the longevity of such bearings, let me
introduce my vacuum cleaner. I have a Kenmore upright that I bought for
$10 circa 1980. The cleaner is probably 30 years older than that. It still
works perfectly well, having the same kind of universal motor and sealed
ball bearings found in your router.

So I wouldn't sweat it. As someone else suggested, spin the shaft by hand
to feel what the bearings are like. If it spins smoothly, just use it.

Well, routers also spin at 20,000+ rpm.

Mebbe another idea to re-distribute the grease in un-used bearing is to
somehow put the arbor of the router in the chuck of a 1/2 drill, and spin it
like that for a few minutes.

Could be kind of paranoic, but it also couldn't hurt.
--
EA



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David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 3/27/2010 6:10 AM ransley spake thus:

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Why do you think the bearings would dry out? They're sealed ball
bearings, no doubt. It's not as if the grease is going to be suddenly
thrown out by centrifugal force or anything.
....

Because it's been sitting unused for 20-some years, perhaps???

It can be a big difference between age w/ exercise and "just
sitting"--the lubricant will harden w/ age. It _probably_ will be ok if
given a little time to break in again but then again, maybe not...
I've had both experiences with old tools picked up at garage/estate
sales, etc.; some do and some don't. One doesn't know the condition at
last time of use either, of course...

All in all, as before, there's little to be lost in giving it a go and
see how it fares...

--

On 3/27/2010 6:10 AM ransley spake thus:

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Why do you think the bearings would dry out? They're sealed ball
bearings, no doubt. It's not as if the grease is going to be suddenly
thrown out by centrifugal force or anything.

Just to give an example of the longevity of such bearings, let me
introduce my vacuum cleaner. I have a Kenmore upright that I bought for
$10 circa 1980. The cleaner is probably 30 years older than that. It
still works perfectly well, having the same kind of universal motor and
sealed ball bearings found in your router.

So I wouldn't sweat it. As someone else suggested, spin the shaft by
hand to feel what the bearings are like. If it spins smoothly, just use it.


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- a Usenet "apology"

On 3/27/2010 9:03 AM Existential Angst spake thus:

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
s.com...

On 3/27/2010 6:10 AM ransley spake thus:

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Why do you think the bearings would dry out? They're sealed ball bearings,
no doubt. It's not as if the grease is going to be suddenly thrown out by
centrifugal force or anything.

Just to give an example of the longevity of such bearings, let me
introduce my vacuum cleaner. I have a Kenmore upright that I bought for
$10 circa 1980. The cleaner is probably 30 years older than that. It still
works perfectly well, having the same kind of universal motor and sealed
ball bearings found in your router.

So I wouldn't sweat it. As someone else suggested, spin the shaft by hand
to feel what the bearings are like. If it spins smoothly, just use it.

Well, routers also spin at 20,000+ rpm.

So does my vacuum cleaner. Same type motor.

Mebbe another idea to re-distribute the grease in un-used bearing is to
somehow put the arbor of the router in the chuck of a 1/2 drill, and spin it
like that for a few minutes.

Totally unnecessary. Both you and the OP are overthinking this.


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:45:22 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.
PC as in Porter Cable - and that old it WAS actually Porter Cable-
not the crappy quasi-Black and Decker crap that gets the name put on
it today.

"ransley" wrote in message
...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Run it until it fails.

You can get brand new imports for very little.

Looked like a personal computer data router, to me.

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"WW" wrote in message
. ..

"Stormin Mormon" wrote
in message
...
Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather
slow
baud rate.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Chris.... That is a Porter Cable router for wood working.
Wake up. WW

I'm hoping someone will say "Hey, Ransley, more information
is good."

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"Existential Angst" wrote in
message ...



I originally thought that was some mormon humor... well,
hoping it was
humor.....
If it wadn't..... holy ****....
--
EA

On Mar 27, 12:09*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 3/27/2010 6:10 AM ransley spake thus:

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Why do you think the bearings would dry out? They're sealed ball
bearings, no doubt. It's not as if the grease is going to be suddenly
thrown out by centrifugal force or anything.

Just to give an example of the longevity of such bearings, let me
introduce my vacuum cleaner. I have a Kenmore upright that I bought for
$10 circa 1980. The cleaner is probably 30 years older than that. It
still works perfectly well, having the same kind of universal motor and
sealed ball bearings found in your router.

So I wouldn't sweat it. As someone else suggested, spin the shaft by
hand to feel what the bearings are like. If it spins smoothly, just use it.

On Mar 27, 9:45*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"ransley" wrote in message

...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im
sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in
any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out
grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and
burn.

Porter Cable -- PC.

On Mar 27, 3:21*pm, "John Gilmer" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message

...

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Run it until it fails.

You can get brand new imports for very little.

I would rather repress bearings and keep that Made in USA sticker than
by some china crap thats a cheap PC knock off.

On Mar 27, 3:23*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I'm hoping someone will say "Hey, Ransley, more information
is good."

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"Existential Angst" wrote in
...

I originally thought that was some mormon humor... *well,
hoping it was
humor.....
If it wadn't..... *holy ****....
--
EA

You were kidding on the computer thing, werent you.

You were totally not specific with your information, weren't
you.

--
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Learn more about Jesus
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..


"ransley" wrote in message
...


You were kidding on the computer thing, werent you.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:46:15 -0700 (PDT), ransley
wrote:

On Mar 27, 3:21Â*pm, "John Gilmer" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message

...

I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

Run it until it fails.

You can get brand new imports for very little.

I would rather repress bearings and keep that Made in USA sticker than
by some china crap thats a cheap PC knock off.
I'd (and have in the past) gladly spend twice what a cheap Chinese
piece of crapola costs to refurb a good piece of honest North American
machinery..

ransley wrote:
On Mar 27, 9:45 am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Most PC routers are electronic, and don't have a motor.
Maybe a tiny bit of cleaning of the ethernet cables, but
shouldn't need heavy grease.

Since when did PC routers have bearings?

Seeing as it's 15 years old, it's probably got a rather slow
baud rate.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

"ransley" wrote in message

...
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im
sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in
any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out
grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and
burn.

Porter Cable -- PC.

Politically Correct -- PC.

TDD

What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft? Spray some
white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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..


"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
s.com...

I dont think totaly sealed and soneone else I met said
same, I forced
grease in a Rockwell saw yesterday , it looks sealed but
grease went
in.

Well, I don't know about *totally* sealed. Probably not a
hermetic seal,
just a pretty good one. If you can force some grease in, all
the better.

On Mar 27, 9:10*am, ransley wrote:
I have a old PC router that hasnt been used since 85, im sure the
bearings are dry, should I attempt to grease or lube them in any way
before using it, im worried the top bearing would throw out grease and
ruin the motor, or should I run it till they squeak and burn.

In case you haven't noticed there are one or two smart-a**s here. On
any given day I am too :^}

However, you do have a couple of good comments above. Turn the shaft
by had for a minute or two and if it feels reasonably smooth blip the
switch a few times. Listen to the router carefully as it slows down.
If you don't hear, or feel, signs of roughness, start it up and let it
run for a few seconds. Still no noise --- go ahead and try it with
wood.

Sealed bearings are sealed and the lubrication might be as good now as
when the machine was new. If you feel roughness or if the motor
sounds like it is straining, or slowing down with power applied, park
it and order some new bearings.

I have a 70's vintage Craftsman that was stored for years. I was
thinking about buying another router to supplement up my other
machines a few years ago and remembered it. I started using it again
after several years in the box and it has never missed a beat.

RonB

On 3/27/2010 5:37 PM Stormin Mormon spake thus:

What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft?

"Berring"? wut, du u spel foneticaly?

Spray some white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

They make tools for regreasing bearings, but I don't have one. I've
tried the "smooshing" technique, which will get a little grease in
there, which is better than nothing.

Question: Do you ever intend to stop top-posting and fix your broken
news message formatting? You're the odd man out here, you know.


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"DanG" wrote in
:

No, I will continue to top post, thank you. If you aren't
bright enough to remember the previous post, I did include it at
the bottom.

Hey,dumbass,the problem is reading the thread after a few posts have been
added to it.Do YOU read bottom to top? you destroy the thread's
continuity,if you can understand that big word.

Top posting is a no-no in UseNet convention.



--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

On 3/28/2010 10:06 PM DanG spake thus:

plonk me now. I've been top posting on usenet for over 10 years.

Which makes you the odd man out. Just look through all the other posts
to see that this is so.

Like the old Franz Kafka saying goes, "In the fight between you and the
world, back the world."

I've never seen any sense in scrolling through multiple paragraphs
to find someone's one or two word comment.

That's why bottom posting *implicitly* includes judicious trimming of
the quoted material--you don't just dumbassedly include every single
****ing word that was written since the beginning of the thread if it
ain't relevant to what you're replying to--and also not being a dumbass
by posting a 3-word reply at the bottom (unless you're being *really*
clever).

I resent the need to do so, but suffer through it to accommodate the
retarded people that can't remember what they read yesterday.

So everyone who can't remember every single topic, thought, argument,
proposal, rant, etc., in an entire thread is "retarded", eh?

I would much prefer to be praised or lambasted based on my
contributions, knowledge of trade, or lack thereof. I usually
only post when I thin my answer will be helpful to someone on a
subject that I do for a living everyday. I'm sorry to have spent
this much time on this stupidity.

Judging by your responses so far, your opinion on matters of substance
probably isn't worth much either.


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- a Usenet "apology"

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:16:30 -0800, David Nebenzahl
wrote Re Old PC router - how to add
grease to a berring:

On 3/28/2010 10:06 PM DanG spake thus:

plonk me now. I've been top posting on usenet for over 10 years.

Which makes you the odd man out. Just look through all the other posts
to see that this is so.

Like the old Franz Kafka saying goes, "In the fight between you and the
world, back the world."

+1 on that.
--
Work is the curse of the drinking class.

On Mar 27, 5:42*pm, ransley wrote:
Porter Cable -- PC.

So when they say, "I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea, they're talking
about power tools?

On Mar 27, 5:34*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
You were totally not specific with your information, weren't
you.

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Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"ransley" wrote in message

...

You were kidding on the computer thing, werent you.

I honestly didnt think, I guess my mind is on tools. but mentioning
bearings needing grease points away from that computer thing, I can
see how my statement of PC router should have been clearer, sorrry.

On Mar 27, 8:37*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft? Spray some
white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message

s.com...



I dont think totaly sealed and soneone else I met said
same, I forced
grease in a Rockwell saw yesterday , it looks sealed but
grease went
in.

Well, I don't know about *totally* sealed. Probably not a
hermetic seal,
just a pretty good one. If you can force some grease in, all
the better.

It actualy went in my old circ saw in the bearing when I forced in
some, but a router has a bearing on the top and any leaking out will
ruin the commutator and brushes I think, It runs great no noise but I
want to do alot of heavy use with it so Im trying to be cautious and
hopefully not burn out the bearings, my manual says its greased for
life, but its old and im sure the grease is dry.

On Mar 29, 4:26*pm, ransley wrote:
On Mar 27, 8:37*pm, "Stormin Mormon"







wrote:
What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft? Spray some
white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message

rs.com...

I dont think totaly sealed and soneone else I met said
same, I forced
grease in a Rockwell saw yesterday , it looks sealed but
grease went
in.

Well, I don't know about *totally* sealed. Probably not a
hermetic seal,
just a pretty good one. If you can force some grease in, all
the better.

It actualy went in my old circ saw in the bearing when I forced in
some, but a router has a bearing on the top and any leaking out will
ruin the commutator and brushes I think, It runs great no noise but I
want to do alot of heavy use with it so Im trying to be cautious and
hopefully not burn out the bearings, my manual says its greased for
life, but its old and im sure the grease is dry.

You may want to find out if replacement bearings are available. I have
been known to the replace bearings on old but working equipment for
the same reason. I didn't want it to seize up on me one day and ruin
something that couldn't be replaced.

Jimmie

On 3/29/2010 12:26 PM ransley spake thus:

On Mar 27, 8:37 pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft? Spray some
white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
s.com...

I dont think totaly sealed and soneone else I met said same, I
forced grease in a Rockwell saw yesterday , it looks sealed but
grease went in.

Well, I don't know about *totally* sealed. Probably not a hermetic
seal, just a pretty good one. If you can force some grease in, all
the better.

It actualy went in my old circ saw in the bearing when I forced in
some, but a router has a bearing on the top and any leaking out will
ruin the commutator and brushes I think, It runs great no noise but I
want to do alot of heavy use with it so Im trying to be cautious and
hopefully not burn out the bearings, my manual says its greased for
life, but its old and im sure the grease is dry.

If the bearings seem OK, they probably are. They will let you know
pretty clearly when they're ready to go: they will start making bad
noises, and they usually don't fail catastrophically. I'd be surprised
if you couldn't find replacements pretty easily, maybe even somewhere
nearby that has them in stock. (There's an Ace hardware store near me
that has whole selection of replacement ball bearings.)


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- a Usenet "apology"

Yes, that would be Porter Cable. See? I'm slowly learning.

Windows 7 are double pane, argon insulated.

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wrote in message
...
On Mar 27, 5:42 pm, ransley wrote:
Porter Cable -- PC.

So when they say, "I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea,
they're talking
about power tools?

Hey, you can't apologize! This is usenet!

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Learn more about Jesus
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"ransley" wrote in message
...

I honestly didnt think, I guess my mind is on tools. but
mentioning
bearings needing grease points away from that computer
thing, I can
see how my statement of PC router should have been clearer,
sorrry.

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:16:30 -0800, David Nebenzahl
wrote:

On 3/28/2010 10:06 PM DanG spake thus:

plonk me now. I've been top posting on usenet for over 10 years.

Which makes you the odd man out. Just look through all the other posts
to see that this is so.

Like the old Franz Kafka saying goes, "In the fight between you and the
world, back the world."

I've never seen any sense in scrolling through multiple paragraphs
to find someone's one or two word comment.



Which is why inline posting makes the MOST sense, - and inline posting
based on TOP posting the most sensible implementation thereof.

That's why bottom posting *implicitly* includes judicious trimming of
the quoted material--you don't just dumbassedly include every single
****ing word that was written since the beginning of the thread if it
ain't relevant to what you're replying to--and also not being a dumbass
by posting a 3-word reply at the bottom (unless you're being *really*
clever).

I resent the need to do so, but suffer through it to accommodate the
retarded people that can't remember what they read yesterday.

So everyone who can't remember every single topic, thought, argument,
proposal, rant, etc., in an entire thread is "retarded", eh?

I would much prefer to be praised or lambasted based on my
contributions, knowledge of trade, or lack thereof. I usually
only post when I thin my answer will be helpful to someone on a
subject that I do for a living everyday. I'm sorry to have spent
this much time on this stupidity.

Judging by your responses so far, your opinion on matters of substance
probably isn't worth much either.

On Mar 29, 3:32*pm, JIMMIE wrote:
On Mar 29, 4:26*pm, ransley wrote:





On Mar 27, 8:37*pm, "Stormin Mormon"

wrote:
What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft? Spray some
white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

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"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message

rs.com...

I dont think totaly sealed and soneone else I met said
same, I forced
grease in a Rockwell saw yesterday , it looks sealed but
grease went
in.

Well, I don't know about *totally* sealed. Probably not a
hermetic seal,
just a pretty good one. If you can force some grease in, all
the better.

It actualy went in my old circ saw in the bearing when I forced in
some, but a router has a bearing on the top and any leaking out will
ruin the commutator and brushes I think, It runs great no noise but I
want to do alot of heavy use with it so Im trying to be cautious and
hopefully not burn out the bearings, my manual says its greased for
life, but its old and im sure the grease is dry.

You may want to find out if replacement bearings are available. I have
been known to the replace bearings on old but working equipment for
the same reason. I didn't want it to seize up on me one day and ruin
something that couldn't be replaced.

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Im sure my local PC-Porter Cable dealers has them , this PC unit was
and is their main design, I didnt think i could do it I thought I
would need a press or special tools to remove and reinstall them

On Mar 29, 5:19*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 3/29/2010 12:26 PM ransley spake thus:







On Mar 27, 8:37 pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

What's the technique? Dab of grease on your finger, and keep
mashing it toward the berring and the shaft? Spray some
white lith? Greasegun and injector needle?

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
ers.com...

I dont think totaly sealed and soneone else I met said same, I
forced grease in a Rockwell saw yesterday , it looks sealed but
grease went in.

Well, I don't know about *totally* sealed. Probably not a hermetic
seal, just a pretty good one. If you can force some grease in, all
the better.

It actualy went in my old circ saw in the bearing when I forced in
some, but a router has a bearing on the top and any leaking out will
ruin the commutator and brushes I think, It runs great no noise but I
want to do alot of heavy use with it so Im trying to be cautious and
hopefully not burn out the bearings, my manual says its greased for
life, but its old and im sure the grease is dry.

If the bearings seem OK, they probably are. They will let you know
pretty clearly when they're ready to go: they will start making bad
noises, and they usually don't fail catastrophically. I'd be surprised
if you couldn't find replacements pretty easily, maybe even somewhere
nearby that has them in stock. (There's an Ace hardware store near me
that has whole selection of replacement ball bearings.)

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I never though of Ace, luckily I have the biggest commercial tool
supplier, repair shop nearby that have about everything and anything
in pro tools, and I bought all my PC stuff there years ago. im really
tired of seeing made in china on anything-everything I buy.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:12:57 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

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Porter Cable -- PC.

Politically Correct -- PC.

TDD

Perpetual Confusion -- PC.