Re: [gingery_machines] Bearing poll

 

Model steam engines have the same effect, at least on me.

On 9/28/2010 7:14 PM, Brad Stogsdill wrote:
>
> On shaper I used bronze bearings- I think they are oil impregnated,
> any way they are actual bronze bearings from ENCO or elsewhere....Â
> Â
> I think with bearings the trick is to have enough surface area to keep
> the load to area ratio small enough so they are not overloaded. I
> basically used Gingery's speced bearing sizes on shaper so far. I
> still do not have table built so cant say for sure but wathcing it run
> it seems like it will work fine... I must admit sometimes I turn it on
> and just watch it run... it seems to have a calming effect on me in
> the midst of daily life aggravations and toils.. I stop and njoy and
> little bit of satisfaction seeing something I made myself in action!
> Â
> Regards
> Bradley
> Â
> Â
> Â
>
> --- On Tue, 9/28/10, keith gutshall <drpshops@yahoo.com
> <mailto:drpshops%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
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> From: keith gutshall <drpshops@yahoo.com <mailto:drpshops%40yahoo.com>>
> Subject: Re: [gingery_machines] Bearing poll
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 12:36 PM
>
> Â
>
> Hello CT2
> I have been useing ball bearing pillow blocks on the machines
> Â I have built.
> Â They seem to be doing fine,except most of them are larger than
> a Gingery shafts are.
> Â
> Keith
>
> Deep Run Portage
> Back Shop
> " The Lizard Works"
>
> --- On Tue, 9/28/10, Brite <coldtoo2000@yahoo.com
> <mailto:coldtoo2000%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> From: Brite <coldtoo2000@yahoo.com <mailto:coldtoo2000%40yahoo.com>>
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Bearing poll
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 11:46 AM
>
> Â
>
> What type of bearings are you using on your machines for spindle &
> countershaft bearings?? How are they holding up?
>
> Are your bronze bearings "oilite" (sintered bronze) or cast bronze?
>
> Sintered bronze (Oilite)
>
> Cast bronze
>
> Ball bearings
>
> Bronze pillow blocks
>
> Ball pillow blocks
>
> Tapered roller bearings
>
> CT2
>
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