Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How to make ball bearings spin faster or more freely by removing the seals and grease. Of course, the grease is there for reasons: for lubrication, as a sealant against water and dirt, and to reduce heating problems. This is not a good thing to do for skateboards or rollerblades since those involve water and dirt. But this is still useful for many cases. It turns ball bearings into dry bearings.
You'd think that fidget spinners would already have fast bearings but some have reported that this helps with theirs.
WARNING: After rinsing with water, make sure you dry it thoroughly so that it doesn't rust. It would also help further to add lubricating dry graphite powder (see lock stores) after.
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See also these things I've built which use bearings:
555 Timer Chip Music Player for Maker Faire
youtu.be/WM1bZgBqDl4
Gyroscopic Precession Demonstrations and Flying Saucer Fun
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Music used throughout:
Bicycle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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How to make ball bearings spin faster or more freely by removing the seals and grease. Of course, the grease is there for reasons: for lubrication, as a sealant against water and dirt, and to reduce heating problems. This is not a good thing to do for skateboards or rollerblades since those involve water and dirt. But this is still useful for many cases. It turns ball bearings into dry bearings.
You'd think that fidget spinners would already have fast bearings but some have reported that this helps with theirs.
WARNING: After rinsing with water, make sure you dry it thoroughly so that it doesn't rust. It would also help further to add lubricating dry graphite powder (see lock stores) after.
Support RimstarOrg on Patreon patreon.com/user?u=680159
Subscribe for new videos every week youtube.com/user/rimstarorg?sub_confirmation=1
Go to the main channel page here youtube.com/rimstarorg
See also these things I've built which use bearings:
555 Timer Chip Music Player for Maker Faire
youtu.be/WM1bZgBqDl4
Gyroscopic Precession Demonstrations and Flying Saucer Fun
youtu.be/zrAdABFrSlI
Shadow wars/solar site survey Shade Finder tool
youtu.be/44NAXcA22Mg
Follow behind-the-scenes on:
Twitter twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
Google+ plus.google.com/116395125136223897621
Facebook facebook.com/rimstarorg
rimstar.org
Music used throughout:
Bicycle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1100870
