Damn crap they sell today.
i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
To me they are still new.
The bottom one froze, probably why I thought it wasn't cutting and was
drifting.
After sharpening the blade, I went to put it back on and was setting the
thrust bearing on the bottom to find it completely frozen.
The dust boots did little to stop the dust. I just popped the seals to
find it completely packed with dust.
Much quicker than the originals.
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Jeff
On 3/21/2014 1:51 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> Damn crap they sell today.
> i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
> To me they are still new.
>
> The bottom one froze, probably why I thought it wasn't cutting and was
> drifting.
>
> After sharpening the blade, I went to put it back on and was setting the
> thrust bearing on the bottom to find it completely frozen.
>
> The dust boots did little to stop the dust. I just popped the seals to
> find it completely packed with dust.
>
> Much quicker than the originals.
>
Might consider upgrading to ceramic. I "had" a new Rikon with roller
bearings and while thr ides seems to make sense I was totally put off by
the bearings performance. Sealed bearings or not dust is not good for them.
On 3/22/2014 12:59 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:51:06 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Damn crap they sell today.
>> i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
>> To me they are still new.
>
>
> To the rest of the world they are 2 years old. Should they have
> lasted? I don't know the environment you saw is in. Humid, covered
> with sawdust, they will go to crap in a hurry. If you are in a dry
> area and clean the saw well after every use, they probably should have
> lasted longer.
>
Dry and clean.
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Jeff
On 3/21/2014 2:51 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> Damn crap they sell today.
> i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
> To me they are still new.
>
> The bottom one froze, probably why I thought it wasn't cutting and was
> drifting.
>
> After sharpening the blade, I went to put it back on and was setting the
> thrust bearing on the bottom to find it completely frozen.
>
> The dust boots did little to stop the dust. I just popped the seals to
> find it completely packed with dust.
>
> Much quicker than the originals.
>
You might give bocabearings.com a look. I have only purchased model
airplane bearings there, but they were way better than the originals. I
see they carry tool bearings as well.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:51:06 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Damn crap they sell today.
>i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
>To me they are still new.
To the rest of the world they are 2 years old. Should they have
lasted? I don't know the environment you saw is in. Humid, covered
with sawdust, they will go to crap in a hurry. If you are in a dry
area and clean the saw well after every use, they probably should have
lasted longer.
On 3/21/2014 3:55 PM, Mike wrote:
> On 3/21/2014 2:51 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>> Damn crap they sell today.
>> i bought 2 new bearings about 2 years ago.
>> To me they are still new.
>>
>> The bottom one froze, probably why I thought it wasn't cutting and was
>> drifting.
>>
>> After sharpening the blade, I went to put it back on and was setting the
>> thrust bearing on the bottom to find it completely frozen.
>>
>> The dust boots did little to stop the dust. I just popped the seals to
>> find it completely packed with dust.
>>
>> Much quicker than the originals.
>>
>
> You might give bocabearings.com a look. I have only purchased model
> airplane bearings there, but they were way better than the originals. I
> see they carry tool bearings as well.
Yep, I used to purchase model engine bearings from them too.
Good idea, I was thinking of buying from Iturra, he's got a bearing with
an O ring, We'll see.
Thanks.
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Jeff