Monday, November 02, 2009

Well, crap. Dead bearing on the lathe.

It's actually a bushing, but in any case it's shot. Yes, there's a place that has parts for a Sears 109 lathe. And they cost forty dollars.

Dammit.
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:24 PM

    if you have decent measurements, you should be able to beat that price at ant bearing outlet.

    Dennis the librarian shusher

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  2. DaveH7:29 PM

    South Bend used to make a lot of the Lathes that Sears sold. Grizzly Tools just bought out the rights and patterns for SB and is selling parts here:

    http://southbendlathe.com/

    If you can get a decent measurement (as Dennis suggested), check out if there is an Applied store near you:

    http://www.applied.com/

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  3. Keith5:07 AM

    I'm assuming that it is a plain / babbit bearing?

    if it is roller, they should be widely available

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  4. Firehand5:55 AM

    It's a brass collet-type bearing, threaded at the back for a nut.

    From what I can find, these were made by AA, so South Bend won't have it.

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  5. Sendarius6:15 PM

    Do you have a tip jar?

    I figure that I have received more than $40 in value while lurking here, and would be happy to foot the bill for you.

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  6. Firehand7:51 PM

    No, never set one up. I do appreciate the compliment and the offer, though.

    When I can, now that it's back up, I'm going to take Og's suggestion: get a suitable piece of Oilite and make a spare.

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