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Re: CIM Voltage and Motor Suggestions

So what exactly is a flexible coupling and coupling spider? What function does it perform?

Bearing pillow blocks are the blocks of aluminum that have a bearing in the middle right? And then you mount them to your frame and the shaft goes through the bearing, right? This supports the load then, I assume.

You say that "With the flexible coupling, the shaft out of the drill won't support anything at all.", but then why do you still need the bearing blocks?
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