Cheapest place to get 3/8 inch ID double sealed flanged precision bearings?

[Travis Covington]

As the title says, where can i get double sealed, flanged, precision bearings with a 3/8" IDfor CHEAP??

I know stock drive has them but i dont consider 16 bucks a piece cheap

thanks

TC

[sanddrag]

Hrrrmmm, those are kind of hard to find. Your best bet might be the 2002 kit except those were double shielded. Also,
Boca Bearing (http://www.bocabearings.com/search.cfm) has a variety of high quality units that may be a little cheaper.

[Andy Baker]

Travis,

Try a company called "Applied Industrial". They are a manufacturer's rep, kinda like Motion Industries or Stock Drive Products.

I could not believe it, but we got this sort of bearing for under $3 each from Applied Industrial. There is a branch in Kokomo, but you should probably do a search to find your local Applied. They can get standard gears in one day (with a better selection than MSC) also.

Applied really had to look to find the cheapest bearing we needed, but they came through... I think that it was an import, packaged in groups of 10.

Andy B.

[Raul]

I think you can also get them from Small Parts for $4.75, if they have them.

[Kevin Ray]

I'm curious why you would need the double sealed ones for our robotic applications. Unless, of course, you need them for another purpose altogether.

[Travis Covington]

double sealed means sealed on both sides of the bearing, to ensure they do not get dirt inside the bearing as well as keeping the grease/oil inside.