Buying Bearings in Bulk

[hzheng_449]

Does any team know a good supplier to purchase bearings in bulk from?

My team needs to order around 50 R3 bearing, and I'm wondering if there's a place that teams have experience with to get them for a lower price than vexpro.

[Thad House]

We bought them from here for our offseason elevator. They were smooth rolling and were in good looking condition.

http://www.thebigbearingstore.com/servlet/the-996/R3-Radial-Ball-Bearing/Detail

[themccannman]

McMaster-carr is nice, but definitely more expensive than vex.

[hzheng_449]

We bought them from here for our offseason elevator. They were smooth rolling and were in good looking condition.

http://www.thebigbearingstore.com/servlet/the-996/R3-Radial-Ball-Bearing/Detail

Thanks! I ran across that site earlier, but I wasn't sure about their bearing quality and wanted to see if anyone else had ordered from there.

Looks like we'll most likely be ordering from them.

[Joey Milia]

192 does all of it's bulk bearing buying from USA bearings and belts
http://www.usabearingsandbelts.com

Common Robotics bearings on this page
http://www.usabearingsandbelts.com/18m7/flanged-bearings.html

And your R3's 50 for ~$31
http://www.usabearingsandbelts.com/m7/R3%20RS%20R3%20Z--r3-2rs-r3-zz-bulk-ball-bearings-3-16x1-2x0-196.html

[ToddF]

Fastenal

[AdamHeard]

McMaster-carr is nice, but definitely more expensive than vex.

Same. Been using them forever for team and personal projects.

[RyanShoff]

aliexpress if you order well before the build season.