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Re: Custom bushings

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
I looked into ball bearings in the 3" range, but they all cost more than $100. turret.
Ball bearings are just better than bushings and they're not expensive if you know where to look. just went to ebay and entered '75mm bearing' and here's two for $6.50 each.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/$@#$@#$@#-6215-2RSR-C3-Deep-Groove-Ball-Bearing-75mm-Bore-130mm-Outside-Diameter-New-/390838773352?pt=BI_Heavy_Equipment_Parts&hash=item 5affce6668