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[AdamHeard]

There clearly isn't a correct bearing block design for all teams with all resource sets across the board.

I think the distinguishing factor is teams that know how to machine and commonly do it, and those that machine less or have a buddy, sponsor, etc... make stuff.

If a team has a manual mill in house and regularly uses it, the bearing block design we make is just as fast to make (or even faster the way we cut them) than most of the ideas presented in this thread that are less rigid and functional. Our blocks look big and to someone who isn't used to milling it might seem like a lot of material removal, but it really isn't. We could manufacture a season set within 2-4 hours (that's 20-40).

The most important aspect of a bearing block for a WCD is rigidity. When it is clamped to the tubing, there must be no slop or play.