I bought a multi bearing kit ( 6 or 7 ) and it has worked out very well. Many applications as you know. Sometimes they will be the only way to get the job done.I would like to order some bearings so I could use them to make more than one pass without changing the router bit setting in the router. I good many of my bearing seem to be 1/2". So what is your opinion?
This is why I will have a tech do things like this. The subtle things can lead to the ruin of a tool, generating far more cost for a big repair than for having a tech do a smaller job correctly in the first place. Disassembly is one thing, properly fitting a bearing is another, unless you've had some experience and really know what you're doing. That isn't me.just make sure you have the internal diameter spot on. A 1 mm over sized bearing would spell disaster.
Tom, its CyprUs, not the tree CyprEss. (lol)This is why I will have a tech do things like this. The subtle things can lead to the ruin of a tool, generating far more cost for a big repair than for having a tech do a smaller job correctly in the first place. Disassembly is one thing, properly fitting a bearing is another, unless you've had some experience and really know what you're doing. That isn't me.
Of course, I don't live on Cypress where resources are limited. So circumstances and willingness to try something outside your box would also be considered in doing it yourself.
I am buying the bearings for Whiteside router bits and I will be buying the bearings from them. What I really want to know is how much bigger OD bearing do I need to buy before I go back to lets say a 1/2" original bearing? I am trying to make to make more than one pass without changing my vertical adjustment of the router while it's in a router table.Bought a cheap set years ago that has 2 identical roundover bits but with different size bearings. One is labeled a roundover and the other is labeled a profile bit. As pointed out you have to match the ID to your bit. The OD is up to you. Lee Valley also sells some bearings and I've seen a pretty good selection in Amana's catalog. Probably CMT and Freud are the same.
what ever the change of the radius in the bearing is the depth of cut...I am buying the bearings for Whiteside router bits and I will be buying the bearings from them. What I really want to know is how much bigger OD bearing do I need to buy before I go back to lets say a 1/2" original bearing? I am trying to make to make more than one pass without changing my vertical adjustment of the router while it's in a router table.