Zahnrad Kopf
Diamond
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2010
- Location
- Tropic of Milwaukee
I have an idea for a tool that might be helpful for me in the shop. It is basically a 5C spindle. The "catch" here is that I need it to be as compact as possible, and have as little runout as is practical. I am looking for a donor tool to start from/with to prove my concept at first, but am having very little luck finding something inexpensive to test the theory with.
I can make up a 5C spindle easily enough, but I have no idea what to do about bearings. Can someone give me an idea of a decent inexpensive bearing arrangement that I can test the theory with? If it works for me, I would purchase and use more expensive bearings if there was an acceptable gain, but for testing I want to keep the costs low.
I'm thinking the spindle tube would be about 4" long, total. Also, it needs to be sealed from corrosives, so seals would be good too.
Thanks.
I can make up a 5C spindle easily enough, but I have no idea what to do about bearings. Can someone give me an idea of a decent inexpensive bearing arrangement that I can test the theory with? If it works for me, I would purchase and use more expensive bearings if there was an acceptable gain, but for testing I want to keep the costs low.
I'm thinking the spindle tube would be about 4" long, total. Also, it needs to be sealed from corrosives, so seals would be good too.
Thanks.