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In an effort to educate myself and hopefully gain a 3/4" shaft in the
process I attacked an electric motor I bought for $1 in a garage sale. It has seen better days. I suspect it powered some sort of woodworking machine as the whole thing was coated liberally with sawdust inside and out. The insulation was rotten and falling off the wires. I should mention that physically it was a big beast but only 1/2hp (the label was barely readable). I managed to get the front off. I expected ball bearings supporting the shaft but there were sleeve bearings at both ends - the front one quite chewed up which surprised me as the shaft seemed to turn freely. The oiling port was plugged with sawdust. I got the fan off and tried to get the rotor off but could not even shift it. I should say I have never attempted anything similar and use of Workmate and sledge hammer is probably not the recommended method. I managed to mushroom the end of the shaft nicely but the rotor would not shift. The rotor sits on the central part of the shaft which is 1.25" as opposed to the ends which are 0.75". There appears to be a small key in a slot but trying to punch it out did not meet with success either. Questions: 1) Are sleeve bearings usual in electric motors or is this some old, cheap model? 2) Are shafts in such motor usually machined in one piece or is a 3/4" shaft rammed into a mandrel to hold the rotor? In spite copious cleaning I cannot tell for sure. 3) I am puzzled at the inability to shift the rotor. If the sledge hammer did not do the job is a gear puller (or some other gizmo) likely to succeed (as well as protect the shaft, of course)? 4) Am I missing some method by which the rotor is held onto the shaft rendering the sledge hammer ineffective? Books and Google have been no help. Neither was liberal application of Liquid Wrench. Thanks, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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"Michael Koblic" wrote in message ... In an effort to educate myself and hopefully gain a 3/4" shaft in the process I attacked an electric motor I bought for $1 in a garage sale. It has seen better days. I suspect it powered some sort of woodworking machine as the whole thing was coated liberally with sawdust inside and out. The insulation was rotten and falling off the wires. I should mention that physically it was a big beast but only 1/2hp (the label was barely readable). I managed to get the front off. I expected ball bearings supporting the shaft but there were sleeve bearings at both ends - the front one quite chewed up which surprised me as the shaft seemed to turn freely. The oiling port was plugged with sawdust. I got the fan off and tried to get the rotor off but could not even shift it. I should say I have never attempted anything similar and use of Workmate and sledge hammer is probably not the recommended method. I managed to mushroom the end of the shaft nicely but the rotor would not shift. The rotor sits on the central part of the shaft which is 1.25" as opposed to the ends which are 0.75". There appears to be a small key in a slot but trying to punch it out did not meet with success either. Questions: 1) Are sleeve bearings usual in electric motors or is this some old, cheap model? 2) Are shafts in such motor usually machined in one piece or is a 3/4" shaft rammed into a mandrel to hold the rotor? In spite copious cleaning I cannot tell for sure. 3) I am puzzled at the inability to shift the rotor. If the sledge hammer did not do the job is a gear puller (or some other gizmo) likely to succeed (as well as protect the shaft, of course)? 4) Am I missing some method by which the rotor is held onto the shaft rendering the sledge hammer ineffective? Books and Google have been no help. Neither was liberal application of Liquid Wrench. Thanks, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC Can you get your $1 back? |
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1) properly lubed sleeve bearing have a longer service life in certain
applications like furnace blowers. In the 'old' days, they were used in the majority of motors since ball bearings had both shorter life and were much more expensive. 2) Rotors have a steel shaft pressed through a stack of laminations made from a high silcon steel. The stuff is extremely hard and brittle. Easily bites into a normal steel shaft. 3) If you try pressing the shaft the way it was pressed on, you MIGHT have a chance. Smashing it with a hammer won't do the job. Gear puller is not even an option. Michael Koblic wrote: In an effort to educate myself and hopefully gain a 3/4" shaft in the process I attacked an electric motor I bought for $1 in a garage sale. It has seen better days. I suspect it powered some sort of woodworking machine as the whole thing was coated liberally with sawdust inside and out. The insulation was rotten and falling off the wires. I should mention that physically it was a big beast but only 1/2hp (the label was barely readable). I managed to get the front off. I expected ball bearings supporting the shaft but there were sleeve bearings at both ends - the front one quite chewed up which surprised me as the shaft seemed to turn freely. The oiling port was plugged with sawdust. I got the fan off and tried to get the rotor off but could not even shift it. I should say I have never attempted anything similar and use of Workmate and sledge hammer is probably not the recommended method. I managed to mushroom the end of the shaft nicely but the rotor would not shift. The rotor sits on the central part of the shaft which is 1.25" as opposed to the ends which are 0.75". There appears to be a small key in a slot but trying to punch it out did not meet with success either. Questions: 1) Are sleeve bearings usual in electric motors or is this some old, cheap model? 2) Are shafts in such motor usually machined in one piece or is a 3/4" shaft rammed into a mandrel to hold the rotor? In spite copious cleaning I cannot tell for sure. 3) I am puzzled at the inability to shift the rotor. If the sledge hammer did not do the job is a gear puller (or some other gizmo) likely to succeed (as well as protect the shaft, of course)? 4) Am I missing some method by which the rotor is held onto the shaft rendering the sledge hammer ineffective? Books and Google have been no help. Neither was liberal application of Liquid Wrench. Thanks, |
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On 2009-03-13, RoyJ wrote:
1) properly lubed sleeve bearing have a longer service life in certain applications like furnace blowers. In the 'old' days, they were used in the majority of motors since ball bearings had both shorter life and were much more expensive. What about modern balll bearings? i |
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"Buerste" wrote in message ... Can you get your $1 back? No, and I would not want to. The motor came with two pulleys attached, one of them 3-step. As the new ones would cost me about $25 I consider myself $24 ahead not including the 3 hours of amusement I have had so far with the motor :-) |
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"Michael Koblic" wrote in message ... "Buerste" wrote in message ... Can you get your $1 back? No, and I would not want to. The motor came with two pulleys attached, one of them 3-step. As the new ones would cost me about $25 I consider myself $24 ahead not including the 3 hours of amusement I have had so far with the motor :-) We have a WINNER! The rotor was seriously pressed on that shaft, you probably won't get it off. Bronze bearings have a lot of good points. If kept lubed they last a very long time. |
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"Ignoramus20387" wrote in message ... On 2009-03-13, RoyJ wrote: 1) properly lubed sleeve bearing have a longer service life in certain applications like furnace blowers. In the 'old' days, they were used in the majority of motors since ball bearings had both shorter life and were much more expensive. What about modern balll bearings? i I want some of those modern balll bearings, I only can get old fashioned ball bearings...lucky *******! |
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On Mar 12, 8:53*pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
In an effort to educate myself and hopefully gain a 3/4" shaft in the process I attacked an electric motor I bought for $1 in a garage sale. It has seen better days. I suspect it powered some sort of woodworking machine as the whole thing was coated liberally with sawdust inside and out. The insulation was rotten and falling off the wires. I should mention that physically it was a big beast but only 1/2hp (the label was barely readable). I managed to get the front off. I expected ball bearings supporting the shaft but there were sleeve bearings at both ends - the front one quite chewed up which surprised me as the shaft seemed to turn freely. The oiling port was plugged with sawdust. I got the fan off and tried to get the rotor off but could not even shift it. I should say I have never attempted anything similar and use of Workmate and sledge hammer is probably not the recommended method. I managed to mushroom the end of the shaft nicely but the rotor would not shift. The rotor sits on the central part of the shaft which is 1.25" as opposed to the ends which are 0.75". There appears to be a small key in a slot but trying to punch it out did not meet with success either. Questions: 1) Are sleeve bearings usual in electric motors or is this some old, cheap model? 2) Are shafts in such motor usually machined in one piece or is a 3/4" shaft rammed into a mandrel to hold the rotor? In spite copious cleaning I cannot tell for sure. 3) I am puzzled at the inability to shift the rotor. If the sledge hammer did not do the job is a gear puller (or some other gizmo) likely to succeed (as well as protect the shaft, of course)? 4) Am I missing some method by which the rotor is held onto the shaft rendering the sledge hammer ineffective? Books and Google have been no help. Neither was liberal application of Liquid Wrench. Thanks, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC The Workmate doesn't have enough inertia to restrain the armature. You need to back it with a hunk of iron at least as heavy as the sledge hammer. A long piece of heavy pipe might work if your collection of scrap metal is inadequate. Think of the toy with a line of suspended balls, hit one end and only the far one swings out. Or bucking a rivet. Jim Wilkins |
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I think that a more effective way to remove the shaft would be making a saw
cut into the rotor toward and inline with the shaft centerline. I haven't tried this, but I wouldn't think that it would be necessary to make more than one cut to release the contact pressure between the rotor and shaft. Silicon steel used for motor and tranformer laminations, that I'm familiar with has been very soft steel, and not at all diffiult to cut. The difference of an induction motor rotor is that there are the steel laminations surrounded by a cast aluminum alloy (which is what makes up the windings, or current paths, similar to a copper wound armature). I believe the aluminum alloy would prohibit the use of an abrasive disk to cut thru the rotor material. I don't think that trying to drive a shaft out with a hammer will produce much effect on the position of the rotor. Polished sleeve bearings are very practical for numerous applications (provided that they are lubricated properly). There might be an very noticeable opening in the sleeve, referred to sometimes as the window, and many motor housings will have an arrow or other indication of where the window is located so the installer can apply the side load to a location where the window is opposite the load side. The oil wick material might contact the shaft thru the window for continuous lubrication. On some older domestic USA motors, the manufacturer may have used cast end end bells for the motor end plates that are very similar for both sleeve and ball bearing models. For the ball bearing models, they eliminate the extra material used for the sleeve model, and machine a counterbore/pocket for the ball bearing assembly. This means that if a HSM discovers a good motor with worn sleeve bearings, he can sometimes machine away the sleeve support webs in the end bell castings to install ball bearings. I've done this just to see if it could be done, and the results were as good as if the motor originally had ball bearings. This modification wasn't difficult to perform on a 9" lathe with 4-jaw chuck, and the the cost of the bearings was only a few dollars. -- WB .......... metalworking projects www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html "Michael Koblic" wrote in message ... In an effort to educate myself and hopefully gain a 3/4" shaft in the process I attacked an electric motor I bought for $1 in a garage sale. It has seen better days. I suspect it powered some sort of woodworking machine as the whole thing was coated liberally with sawdust inside and out. The insulation was rotten and falling off the wires. I should mention that physically it was a big beast but only 1/2hp (the label was barely readable). I managed to get the front off. I expected ball bearings supporting the shaft but there were sleeve bearings at both ends - the front one quite chewed up which surprised me as the shaft seemed to turn freely. The oiling port was plugged with sawdust. I got the fan off and tried to get the rotor off but could not even shift it. I should say I have never attempted anything similar and use of Workmate and sledge hammer is probably not the recommended method. I managed to mushroom the end of the shaft nicely but the rotor would not shift. The rotor sits on the central part of the shaft which is 1.25" as opposed to the ends which are 0.75". There appears to be a small key in a slot but trying to punch it out did not meet with success either. Questions: 1) Are sleeve bearings usual in electric motors or is this some old, cheap model? 2) Are shafts in such motor usually machined in one piece or is a 3/4" shaft rammed into a mandrel to hold the rotor? In spite copious cleaning I cannot tell for sure. 3) I am puzzled at the inability to shift the rotor. If the sledge hammer did not do the job is a gear puller (or some other gizmo) likely to succeed (as well as protect the shaft, of course)? 4) Am I missing some method by which the rotor is held onto the shaft rendering the sledge hammer ineffective? Books and Google have been no help. Neither was liberal application of Liquid Wrench. Thanks, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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Current ball bearings are made to better tolerances than older ones. The
ABEC numbers (higher is better) have stayed the same but a 30 year old ABEC-3 is pretty close to a current ABEC-1. And even the import specials are pretty good. Ball bearings are good for higher speed and lower friction. Sleeve bearings are good for lower speeds, higher average loads, but have slightly higher friction (means heat in the bearing). A sleeve bearing actually floats on a film of oil (assuming it's properly lubed) so there is no metal to metal contact. Ball bearing have metal to metal contact because the balls squeeze the lube out of the point of contact. Everything is hardened but there is still the wear factor. Sleeve bearings take severe impact loadings better. The relevant surface area of a 3/4" shaft is around 1/2" wide. Compare that to the 3 or 4 ball point contacts in a ball bearing. Of course a roller bearing has much more contact area, they are used for the high impact applications. I have some bearing balls out of a race car CV joint that show nasty cratering under a 10x magnification. You can see rows of chips taken out of the hardened surface, look almost like the gouge marks from a backhoe tooth on a concrete road surface. Ignoramus20387 wrote: On 2009-03-13, RoyJ wrote: 1) properly lubed sleeve bearing have a longer service life in certain applications like furnace blowers. In the 'old' days, they were used in the majority of motors since ball bearings had both shorter life and were much more expensive. What about modern balll bearings? i |
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On Mar 13, 10:03*am, "Wild_Bill" wrote:
... On some older domestic USA motors, the manufacturer may have used cast end end bells for the motor end plates that are very similar for both sleeve and ball bearing models. For the ball bearing models, they eliminate the extra material used for the sleeve model, and machine a counterbore/pocket for the ball bearing assembly. This means that if a HSM discovers a good motor with worn sleeve bearings, he can sometimes machine away the sleeve support webs in the end bell castings to install ball bearings.... WB Thanks, I'll watch for that. |
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Michael Koblic wrote:
1) Are sleeve bearings usual in electric motors or is this some old, cheap model? Sleeve bearings are common in older motors. Like Roy said, a sleeve bearing has some advantages over a rolling element bearing. They take high loads better. They are also quieter as their stiffness doesn't vary with position. Quite often sleeve bearings are more expensive than rolling element bearings. 2) Are shafts in such motor usually machined in one piece or is a 3/4" shaft rammed into a mandrel to hold the rotor? In spite copious cleaning I cannot tell for sure. Probably there is a shaft of 3/4" diameter (which is of a slightly larger diameter in the centre; you are unlikely to be able to remove this without turning down the shaft) which is somehow attached to the rotor. The three methods I've seen for attachment a (i) small splines on the shaft (the shaft is then pressed through an undersize hole in the laminations), (ii) a key and keyway, and (iii) welding. Depending on the method of attachment, you may be able to remove the rotor, but it probably won't be easy. The rotor has to stay firmly and reliably attached to the shaft in service. 3) I am puzzled at the inability to shift the rotor. If the sledge hammer did not do the job is a gear puller (or some other gizmo) likely to succeed (as well as protect the shaft, of course)? Unless you have a very strong gear puller, probably not. A good strong puller, like some of the larger Gedore/Baldur models, might be able to move it. But a cheap gear puller won't. 4) Am I missing some method by which the rotor is held onto the shaft rendering the sledge hammer ineffective? It sounds like your rotor is secured by a key. If it's a taper key, this is probably why you can't remove the rotor. Taper keys are designed to jam tight. If it's a parallel key, there may be a threaded hole for a grubscrew which holds the key in place. If so, you need to remove the grubscrew. Rust may also be jamming the rotor in place. If it's a taper key, I find the best way to remove them is using a strong gear puller. You need a puller capable of exerting several tons of force. Also, if you have to pull the rotor in the direction which tends to push the taper key further in, put a piece of metal under the head of the taper key to stop it sliding further in and jamming the rotor on tighter. Good luck! Best wishes, Chris |
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"RoyJ" wrote in message m... Current ball bearings are made to better tolerances than older ones. The ABEC numbers (higher is better) have stayed the same but a 30 year old ABEC-3 is pretty close to a current ABEC-1. And even the import specials are pretty good. Ball bearings are good for higher speed and lower friction. Sleeve bearings are good for lower speeds, higher average loads, but have slightly higher friction (means heat in the bearing). A sleeve bearing actually floats on a film of oil (assuming it's properly lubed) so there is no metal to metal contact. Ball bearing have metal to metal contact because the balls squeeze the lube out of the point of contact. Actually no; when the design is right there is still a very thin oil film there (although it is vulnerable to dirt in the lube). Google EHL Everything is hardened but there is still the wear factor. Sleeve bearings take severe impact loadings better. The relevant surface area of a 3/4" shaft is around 1/2" wide. Compare that to the 3 or 4 ball point contacts in a ball bearing. Of course a roller bearing has much more contact area, they are used for the high impact applications. I have some bearing balls out of a race car CV joint that show nasty cratering under a 10x magnification. You can see rows of chips taken out of the hardened surface, look almost like the gouge marks from a backhoe tooth on a concrete road surface. No again, the cratering will be pits produced by fatigue cracking, caused by stress cycles. But as you say, the stress levels are very high Ignoramus20387 wrote: On 2009-03-13, RoyJ wrote: 1) properly lubed sleeve bearing have a longer service life in certain applications like furnace blowers. In the 'old' days, they were used in the majority of motors since ball bearings had both shorter life and were much more expensive. What about modern balll bearings? i |
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RoyJ wrote:
I have some bearing balls out of a race car CV joint that show nasty cratering under a 10x magnification. You can see rows of chips taken out of the hardened surface, look almost like the gouge marks from a backhoe tooth on a concrete road surface. Roy, if you want to sell one of those balls with the pitting, drop me a line (chris AT ruggedmachines DOT com). I'm looking for an example of a spalled surface that I can photograph under a microscope. Best wishes, Chris |
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Sent private response.
Christopher Tidy wrote: RoyJ wrote: I have some bearing balls out of a race car CV joint that show nasty cratering under a 10x magnification. You can see rows of chips taken out of the hardened surface, look almost like the gouge marks from a backhoe tooth on a concrete road surface. Roy, if you want to sell one of those balls with the pitting, drop me a line (chris AT ruggedmachines DOT com). I'm looking for an example of a spalled surface that I can photograph under a microscope. Best wishes, Chris |
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RoyJ wrote:
Sent private response. Thanks, Roy. It hasn't arrived in my inbox yet, but I'm sure it'll be there tomorrow (unless you sent it to the address in the message header, which is spam-trapped because of the insane amount of spam I was getting?). I'll get back to you on it tomorrow. Many thanks, Chris |
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Sleeve bearings are common in older motors. big snip Thanks, everyone! I have learned more reading this thread than in three days of searching and googling. I think the end result with this item is scrap yard: the 3/4" section of the shaft is too short for the coutershaft I had in mind. I could cut into the rotor, remove it that way and then turn the rest of the shaft down to 3/4" but for that ...I would need a lathe! I am sure the said scrap yard will provide the necessary 3/4" shaft in some form :-) The positive outcome of this may be that I shall feel more comfortable designing the counterhaft with cheap sleeve bearings rather than expensive pillow blocks. Thanks again, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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On Mar 13, 9:10*pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
The positive outcome of this may be that I shall feel more comfortable designing the counterhaft with cheap sleeve bearings rather than expensive pillow blocks. Michael Koblic, The only real advantage of ball-bearing pillow blocks is that they can swivel to align with the shaft, although as you've noticed some swivel more freely than others. Sleeve bearings can be very hard to align if you can't drill and ream them in one setup. |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Mar 13, 9:10 pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote: The positive outcome of this may be that I shall feel more comfortable designing the counterhaft with cheap sleeve bearings rather than expensive pillow blocks. Michael Koblic, The only real advantage of ball-bearing pillow blocks is that they can swivel to align with the shaft, although as you've noticed some swivel more freely than others. Sleeve bearings can be very hard to align if you can't drill and ream them in one setup. Copper water pipe out of the question then ? Worked before...I guess for 3/4" I should use something more sophisticated. I was thinking a couple of bronze flanged bearings for $2 each in home-made pillow blocks. Not a good idea? -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:18:44 -0700, "Michael Koblic"
wrote: Jim Wilkins wrote: On Mar 13, 9:10 pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote: The positive outcome of this may be that I shall feel more comfortable designing the counterhaft with cheap sleeve bearings rather than expensive pillow blocks. Michael Koblic, The only real advantage of ball-bearing pillow blocks is that they can swivel to align with the shaft, although as you've noticed some swivel more freely than others. Sleeve bearings can be very hard to align if you can't drill and ream them in one setup. Copper water pipe out of the question then ? Worked before...I guess for 3/4" I should use something more sophisticated. I was thinking a couple of bronze flanged bearings for $2 each in home-made pillow blocks. Not a good idea? All depends on what you want to accomplish. The eccentrics on my compost sifter run in fairly loose, well greased oak. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On Mar 14, 9:18*pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote: ...Sleeve bearings can be very hard to align if you can't drill and ream them in one setup. Copper water pipe out of the question then ? Worked before...I guess for 3/4" I should use something more sophisticated. I was thinking a couple of bronze flanged bearings for $2 each in home-made pillow blocks. Not a good idea? Michael Koblic, There's quite a gap between the hack methods I've tried and the ones I usually suggest in print. I started building working models when I was a litle kid with only hand tools, scrap wood, nails, pipe and tin can metal. My windmills and water wheels might run a month between major overhauls. Copper may last longer if you tin the inside, like crude Babbitt. I tightened up the spindle bearing on my AA/Sears lathe with solder which has been good enough for the little use it gets. Jim Wilkins |
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message ... On Mar 14, 9:18 pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote: Jim Wilkins wrote: ...Sleeve bearings can be very hard to align if you can't drill and ream them in one setup. Copper water pipe out of the question then ? Worked before...I guess for 3/4" I should use something more sophisticated. I was thinking a couple of bronze flanged bearings for $2 each in home-made pillow blocks. Not a good idea? Michael Koblic, There's quite a gap between the hack methods I've tried and the ones I usually suggest in print. I started building working models when I was a litle kid with only hand tools, scrap wood, nails, pipe and tin can metal. My windmills and water wheels might run a month between major overhauls. Copper may last longer if you tin the inside, like crude Babbitt. I tightened up the spindle bearing on my AA/Sears lathe with solder which has been good enough for the little use it gets. Jim Wilkins I once repaired a worn evaporative cooler fan motor shaft with solder and a file. It was still running good when I moved out of the house a year later. Don Young |
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On Mar 13, 7:10*pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
Christopher Tidy wrote: Sleeve bearings are common in older motors. big snip Thanks, everyone! I have learned more reading this thread than in three days of searching and googling. I think the end result with this item is scrap yard: the 3/4" section of the shaft is too short for the coutershaft I had in mind. I could cut into the rotor, remove it that way and then turn the rest of the shaft down to 3/4" but for that ...I would need a lathe! I am sure the said scrap yard will provide the necessary 3/4" shaft in some form :-) The positive outcome of this may be that I shall feel more comfortable designing the counterhaft with cheap sleeve bearings rather than expensive pillow blocks. Thanks again, -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC Just depends on the load and the speed. Remember, there once was no such thing as a ball bearing. All those overhead shafts and the tools that they drove had sleeve bearings. And they weren't necessarily metal, either. One of the small businesses near where I used to live when I was a kid made wood bearings, they used to be used in old washing machines. Propeller shaft stuffing boxes for boarts used to be lignum vitae, too. Just depends on load, load type and speed. Keep the sleeve bearings well oiled and they last for a long time. If you really want to get old-timey, look up "ring oiler". Stan |
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On Mar 16, 4:49*pm, wrote:
... Keep the sleeve bearings well oiled and they last for a long time. *If you really want to get old-timey, look up "ring oiler". Stan- My surface grinder has one of those on the wheel end of the spindle, the other has a ball bearing. The grinder was designed in 1942, patented in '45. |
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