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'd' wrote: "bearing 3 plate - It can unscrew by itself " - Good point, thanks. I will add a small securing screw, perpendicular to the unscrewing movement.

I'm on my way looking for those " 3 types ".

OK!

So now the joke about Zwolle would be appropriate
Any chance of a picture of an injection moulding machine doing blanks or records?

mart

Bronze, yes, that's what I meant! Not Brass. Thanks.

Bearing 3 is that single ball. The orange plate below it is screwed into place.

The question is indeed: ball bearings or sliding bearings...

Hello!

I'm designing a small 7" cutter and would like to ask for feedback regarding the shown bearing design. Any serious flaws? Stuff I've overlooked?

Comments greatly appreciated.

Mart

Dear Jurriaan,
I'm interested in your blanks as well. 7", same specs as tragwag mentions above here. 1,5mm would do for me.
mart

ps: regarding shipment: I'm in/close to Holland (somehow, your name suggests you're Dutch

hello all, Some time ago, while I was a designing a mixer, a friend of mine gave me a beaten and battered STUDER B37 mono Tape machine. And then I had an idea: What if I build that mixing desk , convert that STUDER to 4 tracks, build a few compressors and a record cutter, make it all as portable as ...