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Linear bearings help?
I am making a sliding art piece. I need to have 4 linear bearings
that will slide on two pieces of stainless steel (horizontally). I am not sure the best place to buy linear bearings, AND I don;'t want to end up buying the bearings and find out that I can't find the stainless steel rods that fit exactly. Is there standards for linear bearings? |
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Linear bearings help?
"David D" wrote in message ups.com... I am making a sliding art piece. I need to have 4 linear bearings that will slide on two pieces of stainless steel (horizontally). I am not sure the best place to buy linear bearings, AND I don;'t want to end up buying the bearings and find out that I can't find the stainless steel rods that fit exactly. Is there standards for linear bearings? Go to ebay and search linear bearings. You will likely see what you need. |
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Linear bearings help?
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:53:53 -0700, David D wrote:
I am making a sliding art piece. I need to have 4 linear bearings that will slide on two pieces of stainless steel (horizontally). I am not sure the best place to buy linear bearings, AND I don;'t want to end up buying the bearings and find out that I can't find the stainless steel rods that fit exactly. Is there standards for linear bearings? You can buy them as a set from any of your bearing distributors (Motion Industries, Applied Industrial Technologies, Kaman or a number of independents depending on where you live). You might find them cheaper on eBay and get lucky with the length of the shaft. I bought some once with longer shafts than I needed then cut them to size but wrap the bearings well to make sure no contamination gets in and do not remove them as many types will fall apart if removed from the shaft. There are styles that don't do that but be sure before you take them off or you'll have little balls everywhere. |
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Linear bearings help?
"tom (REMOVE) (Tom)" wrote in message t... On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:53:53 -0700, David D wrote: I am making a sliding art piece. I need to have 4 linear bearings that will slide on two pieces of stainless steel (horizontally). I am not sure the best place to buy linear bearings, AND I don;'t want to end up buying the bearings and find out that I can't find the stainless steel rods that fit exactly. Is there standards for linear bearings? You can buy them as a set from any of your bearing distributors (Motion Industries, Applied Industrial Technologies, Kaman or a number of independents depending on where you live). You might find them cheaper on eBay and get lucky with the length of the shaft. I bought some once with longer shafts than I needed then cut them to size but wrap the bearings well to make sure no contamination gets in and do not remove them as many types will fall apart if removed from the shaft. There are styles that don't do that but be sure before you take them off or you'll have little balls everywhere. My old girlfriend said her mother once told her something like that about panties. -- Ed Huntress |
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Linear bearings help?
On Sep 17, 7:53 am, David D wrote:
I am making a sliding art piece. I need to have 4 linear bearings that will slide on two pieces of stainless steel (horizontally). I am not sure the best place to buy linear bearings, AND I don;'t want to end up buying the bearings and find out that I can't find the stainless steel rods that fit exactly. Is there standards for linear bearings? I have purchased "reasonable" quality/price bearings (and the shafts) from http://www.vbx.com The also sell on eBay |
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Linear bearings help?
David D wrote in news:1190030033.883195.191110@
57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com: I am making a sliding art piece. I need to have 4 linear bearings that will slide on two pieces of stainless steel (horizontally). I am not sure the best place to buy linear bearings, AND I don;'t want to end up buying the bearings and find out that I can't find the stainless steel rods that fit exactly. Is there standards for linear bearings? Yes. Try Misumi USA. Good prices, good delivery, excellet product. You want to open the Automation Components catalog. http://www.misumiusa.com -- Anthony You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make better idiots. Remove sp to reply via email |
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