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 Post subject: Managing Bearings?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:50 am 
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How do you manage your binding bearing set so you can find the one you want fast?

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I don't have any, but size would seem to be a good choice.

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I have mine on a post ( 1/4" rod set into block of wood), and I engraved the cut depth on the side of each.

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Dean, excellent suggestion! Thanks

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I use the luthiersTool binding jig with adjustable roller guide instead :D

If I did use a bearing bit and was going to organize to know which bearing is which I would build a peg rack with several pegs and label them accordingly to the width of cut the bearing provides


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do actual test cuts into the edge of the block of wood, long enough to be used as a reference gauge. Then put 1/4" dowels in to store the bearings, and label each.


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I also have a little scrap of binding stored with each bearing. I simply compare the thickness of the binding I am installing with the scrap that is stored with the bearing. It is a fast way to get close.

I still make a test cut to compare.

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I only need one router bit and it's where I put it down last - remembering that can be tricky sometimes though 8-)

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Sadly, Dave, that's my system for lots of tools. The "MEMORY" part of that system is really an issue. Some days I can put something down and two minutes later, I'll spend 30 minutes looking for it. Big problem! :oops: :?

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WaddyT wrote:
Sadly, Dave, that's my system for lots of tools. The "MEMORY" part of that system is really an issue. Some days I can put something down and two minutes later, I'll spend 30 minutes looking for it. Big problem! :oops: :?


I'm really sad for you guys but glad I'm not alone in this problem.

As for the binding bit bearings, I keep them in a box and dump them out and dig thru till I find something I think will work, try it out and them usually go back and dig some more till I get the right one. I have been meaning to get a system going but so far have not. I like hearing these solutions though so keep'm coming.

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Yes, keep them coming. My method could hardly be called a system! :) :lol: :lol:

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Dave White wrote:
I only need one router bit and it's where I put it down last - remembering that can be tricky sometimes though 8-)


The Fadal keeps track of all my mills pretty well, giving me more time to spend searching for my calipers and safety glasses :oops: :geek:

The idea of cutting a slot with each of the bearings and storing the bearing behind it is great, BTW, makes it really quick to pick out the right one.

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 Post subject: Re: Managing Bearings?
PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:05 pm 
I have kept mine in thier respective (labelled) bags so far,,,,
Like the new site so far - my first post...
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Charlie, email Brock at polingguitars dot com, and he'll reset your password and you can get in on your old account.

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Here is how I store my bits. See http://www.wellsguitars.com/Articles/Binding_Bits/index.html.

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Hey Sylvan! Glad you're all moved in & got pix up of your new shop. I also liked your table saw baldes & accessories storeage too. (Not on the website IIRC)

Still enjoying the investment you made for all those who visited your shop at the Mid Atlantic gathering last year. Thanks


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Thats real cool Sylvan, thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: Managing Bearings?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:58 am 
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Timely thread! 8-)

I'm just about to embark on making a Fleischman binding routing jig thingy myself. In readiness, I picked up a 12" lazy susan, a pair of full-extension 22" drawer slides, and some UHMW material (for a custom router plate) from Woodcraft on Saturday (actually, you can see some of the parts in my new avatar!). I will incorporate storage for my bits/bearings into the tower just like yours Sylvan, if you don't mind me borrowing your idea?!

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Dave -
Please feel free to use any of my ideas. After all, that is what this forum is all about!

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Like Sylvan I store my bearing on the F/W/W binding jig. The difference being it's on the router all of the time. And it's always the one I need! Sylan, like all of your other jigs, this storage solution is a masterpiece.

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