[akoscielski3]

It's funny that me and Akash just had a discussion about this the other night.

Last year 772 used 1/8" sheet (0.125") for everything and didn't thicken the area's where bearing went. Though it isn't needed we WILL be adding extra material around them this year. I am also probably going to make a "press" mechanism that will make the bearing become perfectly flush with the sheet. This year we went with cutting the bearing holes to the exact size, though with the "press" I would make it about 0.005" smaller. Along with press fitting the bearings I want to Bolt them in, the exact same way IFI bolts the bearings onto their wheels (plastic small washer to space washer, and washer on top of bearing, bolt and nut holding the washer down). The holes for the bolts would also be used to press the bearing into the metal.

You can see what I designed for a bearing press below. You need an Arbor press for it to work.