[Woodworkers] Lathe Bearing Help

Tue Mar 15 05:12:45 PDT 2016

Ok, so i took Joe's advice and called up accurate bearings. Talked to some guy who said he would have someone call me back.  Waited a few hours and no one called back.

So I went online and found www.locatebearings.com. They had the exact New Departure bearings so I ordered some from them. Since I am rebuilding 5 of these lathes, I called accurate back and was told that Lin the girl who takes care of woodworkers wasn't in yesterday so I told him I could call back today.

 Well wouldn't you know it, Joe must have sensed it was going well, and he must have called up somebody there and read them the riot act because before the day was out Lin called me back. We verified what I needed and ordered some from her as well.
<div>The ones from accurate are some Japanese manufacturer, so we see what they are like. They we 30 percent less than the New Departure bearings.

Thanks for the help.

Gary Williams

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From: Joe Johns via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
To: Sawdusters <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
Sent: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 08:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Lathe Bearing Help

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<div class="aolReplacedBody"><div dir="ltr"><div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Gary Williams wrote:
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I'm rebuilding a couple of Delta 1460 lathes and need some bearing help.</font></div></blockquote>

<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">That's what we're here for, to help.</div>
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Two of them have New Departure  C88505 bearings.</font></div></blockquote>

<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">New Departure was the bearing supplier for Delta for many, many years.</div>
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I haven't gotten the other 
three apart, but I am assuming they have the same bearings.</font></div></blockquote>

<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Not necessarily.</div>
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 I have heard that 
you can soak them in Kerosene and get them working just like new.</font></div></blockquote>

<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Whoever told you that is a dink.</div>
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Has 
anyone tried this?
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">No, b'cuz I'm not a dink.<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">
</div><div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I know that if you could get kerosene in there and swish it  around the little balls that make up the bearing then any grease in there is now dissolved.  Getting the grease back into the bearing races will be quite the trick.</div><div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"> </span></div></div><blockquote class="aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">

I know Joe has a favorite bearing company, so maybe he can chime in with 
his knowledge and wisdom.</font></div></blockquote>

<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Yep, contact <a target="_blank" href="http://accuratebearing.com/">http://accuratebearing.com/</a></div>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">When you talk to the girl she's gonna need input from you - you'll need the OD, the ID, thickness and if the bearing is a raised race.  It would help if you mic'd those dims before calling to talk with her.  Believe me when I tell you this, if you falter at any point she will tell you to go home, pack your lunch, determine those dims and only then can you call her back.</div>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">However, you might get lucky if you give her the ND bearing number - that usually works.</div>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Don't get me wrong, they are not snotty...she just wants to make sure you are getting the right bearing(s) to eliminate you sending them back and having to talk to them on the phone again.</div>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">She is VERY knowledgeable so keep that in mind.</div></div>
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