From: lfiskgr@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:49:49 -0500   
   "Jim Wilkins"  wrote:   
      
   >t seems a toss-up whether large bearings or shafts to mount them on are    
   >easier/harder to find as surplus. I tend toward galvanized pipe and tubing    
   >for their availability, perhaps more than their suitability. Adapter    
   >bushings are within my 10" lathe's capacity. The scrapyards and small shops    
   >I once used as metal sources have gone away, and the small sizes of most of    
   >my projects rarely justify buying full mill lengths of stock.   
   >jsw    
      
   These wheel bearing/hubs are throw aways. There was no provision in   
   them for repacking the bearing or replacing it. So if you checked   
   around the repair shops you could probably get them for free. A lot of   
   times they make noises while driving but would be suitable for what Bob   
   wants to do. Mount one to the floor and another overhead to ceiling.   
   Put flanges on a pipe, channel... that matches bolt pattern on the hub.   
   Or find a tire rim that fits them if that would work better in some way.   
      
   A lot of my old sources for stuff have disappeared too. I think part of   
   it is liability worries and businesses being regulated/taxed beyond   
   reason nowadays🤷   
      
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