SDS 2024-25 | Product Releases & Updates

[Eugene_EB]

Okay, thx
I didnt have the chance to look at a cad file earlier today, but not uppon looking at it ya 0.25"
Thx for the confirmation

This last season we used WCP inline bearing blocks, might switch over or run a combo

[Max_Morehead]

@PatrickW

Cam followers are designed for the line contact loading present in FRC elevators and have a higher load rating when compared to similarly sized ball bearings.

This is a cool idea (and the first I’ve heard of cam followers). They do seem like the right tool for this job.

Any chance you’ll make replacement cam followers available or recommend a source? The usual sources sell them for more than the cost of the whole bearing block. I assume they’ll be less like to break than the bearings they replace, but still would probably be a good idea to have spares.

[EricH]

Misumi.

Grainger.

Professional experience says it’s a 50-50 but Misumi (particularly for metric) has a really good chance at being a discount from McMaster. Grainger is about 25% chance of being cheaper enough to make a difference.

[Max_Morehead]

Those two also are far too expensive (around the same as MMC prices, i.e. > $25 each). Amazon has a pair for $20, and there’s options on Aliexpress for much less, but for many reasons buying from SDS would be preferable.

[EricH]

@Max_Morehead

Those two also are far too expensive (around the same as MMC prices, i.e. > $25 each).

I generally find that Misumi is far cheaper than MMC, for what I’m looking for, including and especially cam followers (and anything in the metric system). You can believe me or not, but I’ve got experience specifically digging up cam followers.

That doesn’t mean it’s cheap.

[cbale2000]

@PatrickW

New products for 30-Oct-2024

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Billet Elevator Bearing Blocks In stock and ready to ship starting today

Could you possibly include STEP models for the CAD? I am unable to open the .x_t files that these use in Inventor.

[asid61]

@Max_Morehead

Aliexpress

KR16 rollers are only a couple dollars each on AliExpress (0.125mm larger than 5/8"), but the thread is metric, either M6 or M8. It’ll be hard to find imperial ones for a decent price unless you buy in bulk.

[dirtbikerxz]

I didn’t have any issues opening either .x_t file in Inventor (2025), and have previously opened most of SDS’s .x_t files in previous versions of Inventor.

Just change the “Files of type” to “All Files” in the open dialog.

[cbale2000]

I’m still on 2020 (I’m holding onto it as long as I can cause every time I upgrade it seems to break some feature permanently), so it gives me the “this file is a newer version than Inventor can read” error.

STEP files basically never have this issue, and generally don’t care what version they were created or opened in.