Ball Bearings....

[froglips]

:help:

I'm in a bit of a bind, but some new bearings would fix it.

Pickle is, I need to pick them up some time friday. So, online ordering, which is how i'd normally do it, isn't an option.

I need an 8mm I.D. x 22 mm O.D, a 10mm I.D. x 30mm O.D and a third one I'm still working on pulling, so measurements are forthcoming.

I believe these are "Double Sealed" and "Radial". They came out of an old Craftsman sander. The bearings are Nachi. They are marked 7038, 7RS and 6200NSL. Not that thats important. Sears still sells them.

Again, I don't need any online site suggestions. I plan to be in Raleigh for lunch tomorrow, so anywhere between Hillsborough and Raleigh would work great

Many thanks! :notworthy:
Jim

 

[kirkpj01]

Hey Jim,

I believe that there is a Grainger behind the Home Depot on Capital. It has been some time but I think that they carry bearings. You may want to call to see if this store has them in stock. Their web site (http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml) has a whole section of different bearing types.....

 

[scsmith42]

Jim:

Two excellent bearing supply houses in Raleigh are:


<H1 class="fn org">Motion Industries Inc
</H1>2000 Garner Station Boulevard, #2012,
Raleigh, NC 27603

http://www.motionindustries.com
(919) 779-7400
(919) 779-0838 Fax
(800) 248-5056 Toll Free



and:

Applied Industrial Tech Inc
1301 Corporation Parkway,
Raleigh, NC 27610

http://applied.com
(919) 231-6030
(919) 231-8140 Fax
(800) 662-9715 Toll Free

I think that Applied used to be Dixie Bearings, and probably has the best inventory.

Scott

 

[Phil S]

Jim, The others have suggested great places to buy bearings - sounds like you need to fix a sander quick, how about I loan you what you need until you get your sander fixed. I could bring whatever you need to the Fat Daddys lunch tomorrow. I have a 5" or 6" ros and a couple of 6" air sanders that you should try if you have a big boy air compressor. Just let me know your needs. phil

 

[froglips]

Fantastic, I'll hit one or more of them tomorrow! Thanks for the recommendations.

Phil, I appreciate your offer, my tale is not one of need, but want. I have an old 1/2 sheet sander I thought I'd get whipped into shape for a sanding marathon on saturday. If its not done, no big loss. I have my Porter Cable 5" ROS sanders I'll use instead.

If I don't finish the rebuild tomorrow, it'll be a long time before I'd find a need for this beast.

I have tons of pics of this sander, now that its fully disassembled, more posts to follow later

Jim

 

[peteb301]

Bring the old bearing with you and take it to Motion Industries.
I have used them before and they can match anything - reasonable price also.

 

[Woodsaw]

I also bought bearings for my table saw from Motion Industries before. The price is quite reasonable.

 

[Travis Porter]

I bought bearings for my jointer shelix upgrade from Applied Industrial Technologies in Raleigh.

I can say I left with 2 bearings and $65 less in my wallet in sticker shock.

 

[froglips]

I got the distinct pleasure of hitting both stores!

I needed three different size bearings. Motion has two of them. They offered to have the third in on monday, but that wouldn't work with my "deadline".

So I bought the two and high tailed it over to Applied. Sure enough they had the other size. And a guy working who was almost as witty as myself!

I then got home and was able to use my homemade hydraulic press to install the new bearings.

All in all, a total success....

More on the sander and project in another thread I'll update shortly.

Thanks again, it was quite an eye opener that such places really exist!

Jim

 

[gritz]

I was checking my bandsaw guides recently and found some bad bearings, and some headed that way. Local suppliers were priced online in the range of $3 t0 $6 each. I needed 6 to replace them all.

I went on line and found lots of reasonable options. I settled on a 10-pack for $20, and had them in three days.

 

[Robert Arrowood]

If anyone in Gastonia needs any bearings check out B&B on 321n.They are right beside Southern States.I was looking for some bearing and checked at NAPA.Yeap the had them for $15.B&B had the SAME one for $6.Go figure:dontknow:.

 

[froglips]

I hope this thread helps folks in the future find their bearings.... <har har har>

I didn't mention that Fastenal in both Durham and Raleigh sell a large selection of bearings as well.

They were out of my sizes when I called, but could have them next day.

Jim

 

[MrAudio815]

I was checking my bandsaw guides recently and found some bad bearings, and some headed that way. Local suppliers were priced online in the range of $3 t0 $6 each. I needed 6 to replace them all.

I went on line and found lots of reasonable options. I settled on a 10-pack for $20, and had them in three days.

So what website did you find to get 10 for $20??? That seems like a smoking deal @ $2 ea.

Thanks guys!

 

[froglips]

I can't speak to that deal, but the two sites I found great prices on were:

http://www.thebigbearingstore.com and http://www.vxb.com

Jim