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Bearings - where to buy?

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I am idly considering making a thickness sander - I have salvaged the motor and pulley blocks from an old pillar drill and there are various plans on the web - the ones at woodgears being a good bet. What I am not clear on however is how to mount the shaft.

I think I need pillow blocks to hold bearings, but how does one attach the shaft to the bearing - is it simply a friction fit? Or does the shaft go through the bearing which is simply used as a support? Next question - is there a decent UK supplier? I can see some on e-bay but have no idea if these are good quality or rubbish?!

Cheers,

Steve
 
Pillow blocks have sleeve with a grub screw to secure the shaft. Woodworking does not call for extreme accuracy so buy on price form a UK vendor eBay or otherwise. I've used Bolton bearings in the past. Simply bearing and bearing boys can be a bit dearer. Check out the forum buyers guide. This is what it is there for!!
Bob
 
No worries Steve. Apologies if I sounded grumpy.
In the buyers guide we try to put places to buy things outside the run of the mill woodworking needs.
We try to answer the where the hell do I get one of these questions. All suggestions welcome and we will update the guide from time to time.
Bob
 
TrimTheKing":75u6w0zb said:
I've used bearingboys in the past and they were fine.

Cheers
Mark
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They sound like an '80's pop group !
 
Thanks chaps - I have the bearings now, but a nightmare work situation is eating up all my time currently so have done nothing with them. I have plans though, I have plans..... ;)
 
I've been buying quite a few bearings for a current mechanical project and have had good service and keen pricing from these Ebay shops.

xtremesportandleisure-uk
sseariver2009
revolve_bearings_and_pt_ltd
engineersmateltd
bearingoptions

I also found some parts I wanted from Bolton bearings via their ebay shop and then went direct via their website and saved about 25%. So the moral seems to be, well worth checking direct as ebay and paypal between them cost vendors quite a bit which some will share with you.

Bob
 
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