"Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:vad3jb$1f017$***@dont-email.me...
Silly setup, but it worked.
https://www.yumabassman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Setup.jpg
Bob La Londe
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I have a similar problem that may end up looking like yours. The sawmill
blade guide rollers are 2" cylinders with R8 bearings recessed into each
side. The bearings press in with light to moderate pressure and are retained
by the center bolt and a spacer between the inner races.
The less-than-$1 import bearings I bought don't hold up too well at the
50~60 MPH blade speed, sawdust spray and varying and unmeasurable blade
pressure, so they need to be replaceable. Some come out without much fuss,
others need persuasion that's difficult to apply.
I'm considering angled tapped holes that let a screw press on the outer race
from its back side. My BS-0 indexer is too tall for the Clausing mill when
turned upright, so right now the likely candidate setup is a small 3-jaw on
a Morse #2 arbor in my rotary table. The chuck could hold a bearing to align
the drill with the outer race plus a second bearing above it on the spacer
and a shaft to set the table tilt for clearance, then hold the roller in the
same alignment by the bearing recess. Mickey Mouse is alive and well and
living in my basement.
I worked with a real Mickey Mouse once, he had played the character in
Orlando. He was a skilled craftsman.
