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Re: WCD Bearing Blocks

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Originally Posted by ablatner View Post
Bearing blocks are probably the trickiest part to design and machine of a WCD.
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One benefit of the standard method (linked above) is that you can put a CAM on the pointed ends for tensioning.
The only CAM tensioners I've seen appear to be very difficult to machine on a manual mill and very custom. How do you approach the tensioner?