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   jim  
   
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     Topic: wooden sleeve bearingsPosted: 01 Dec 2009 at 9:10pm  | 
 
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    Anyone know a source of wooden sleeve bearings. These are used as the wheel bearings on an old piece of equipment I am restoring. They are about 3 inches long, 2.5 inches on the OD and 1.25 inches on the ID. I imagine they are oak or maple. I would make them if I had a wood lathe, but someone must make these commercially. Anyone know a source? 
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   Tracy Martin TN  
   
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     Posted: 01 Dec 2009 at 9:11pm | 
 
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   Beech or apple would be better. Tracy Martin   
   
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   FRANKO  
   
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     Posted: 01 Dec 2009 at 9:53pm | 
 
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   I did a quick internet search and came up with pobcoplastics.com & woodex-meco.com.  This may get you started.  There are a lot of sources if you search for wood bearings.
    
   
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 7:28am | 
 
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   I was always told that Maple makes the best bearings. Not sure why. 
   
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 7:43am | 
 
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   If you are going to use it go with Delrin plastic.  That is what I used to remake the bearings on my Allcrop.  You will never have to do them again.  I got it from Mcmaster Carr.  It comes in sheets, blocks, rods and tubes.
 
    
   
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 8:16am | 
 
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    some discussions about this from October... 
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 10:45am | 
 
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   Furniture making shop. Will have hard woods, my dad use hickory a lot, and lathe. 
   
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 11:43am | 
 
   
   
 Hey Raleigh, What part(s) on the AllCrop did you use Derlin? I am always looking for alternatives... 
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   Tom:  I replaced the bearings and shafts on the left side of the strawalker.  I bought the dimensioned material by the foot from Mcmaster Carr, cut it with a chopsaw and drilled it with regular woodworking tools.  They also have a fiber reinforced delrin that has greater shock resistance.   I can provide pictures if you want them.  
   
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 8:57pm | 
 
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   When i was working with chemicals we used a lot of that material in machines where acid was used , held up well in corrosive areas and worked good for most applications.
    
   
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     Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 9:03pm | 
 
   
   
 Yeah some pics would be nice... 
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