<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Gary Williams wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="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"><u></u>
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<div>I'm rebuilding a couple of Delta 1460 lathes and need some bearing help.</div></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">That's what we're here for, to help.</div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="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"><div>Two of them have New Departure C88505 bearings.</div></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">New Departure was the bearing supplier for Delta for many, many years.</div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="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"><div>I haven't gotten the other
three apart, but I am assuming they have the same bearings.</div></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Not necessarily.</div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="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"><div> I have heard that
you can soak them in Kerosene and get them working just like new.</div></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Whoever told you that is a dink.</div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="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"><div>Has
anyone tried this?<br></div></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">No, b'cuz I'm not a dink.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="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="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"> </span></div></div><blockquote class="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">
<div>I know Joe has a favorite bearing company, so maybe he can chime in with
his knowledge and wisdom.</div></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Yep, contact <a href="http://accuratebearing.com/">http://accuratebearing.com/</a></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="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></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="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></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="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></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">She is VERY knowledgeable so keep that in mind.</div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Joe,<br></div><div>The Twisted Knot Woodshop, "There's never been a classier joint"</div><div>Visit the Twisted Knot Woodshop - <a href="http://www.twistedknotwoodshop.com" target="_blank">http://www.twistedknotwoodshop.com</a></div></div></div>
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