Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Design and construction details of needle bearing cages to convert my Mitsui surface grinder vertical travel from plain ways to preloaded linear needle bearings.
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I am "robinrenzetti" Instagram lots more content there!
"Shop Notes"* by brs_workshop
• Overview of the vertical ways on the Mitsui and the change to needle roller bearings
• Acquiring needles from standard radial bearings
• Design of modifications
• Rails from planer blades:
Grizzly Tools: grizzly.com/search?q=(planer+AND+blade)+OR+(planer+OR+blade)#
• Kinematics of rollers and cages
• Fixture design and setup for the cage grinding.
• Silicon Carbide wheel for grinding 'crispy plastics', 50D gasket material for vacuum hold-down
• Buddy Rich drum solo?
• Sanding block with diamond film
• Fly-cutting abs as sacrificial backer
• O'-flute cutter:
harveytool.com/prod/End-Mills-for-Plastics/Material-Specific-End-Mills/Browse-Our-Products_253/End-Mills-for-Plastics---Square-Upcut---Single-Flute_113.aspx
• Deburring with Diamond sanding blocks
What I believe is the correct product:
McMasterCarr: mcmaster.com/sanding-sponges
• Robin sympathizing with every dentist (aka deburring)
*Not affiliated with any manufacturer or supplier.
Design and construction details of needle bearing cages to convert my Mitsui surface grinder vertical travel from plain ways to preloaded linear needle bearings.
Paypal donation paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=W64WRAAGMA79J&source=url
Support through Patreon patreon.com/ROBRENZ
I am "robinrenzetti" Instagram lots more content there!
"Shop Notes"* by brs_workshop
• Overview of the vertical ways on the Mitsui and the change to needle roller bearings
• Acquiring needles from standard radial bearings
• Design of modifications
• Rails from planer blades:
Grizzly Tools: grizzly.com/search?q=(planer+AND+blade)+OR+(planer+OR+blade)#
• Kinematics of rollers and cages
• Fixture design and setup for the cage grinding.
• Silicon Carbide wheel for grinding 'crispy plastics', 50D gasket material for vacuum hold-down
• Buddy Rich drum solo?
• Sanding block with diamond film
• Fly-cutting abs as sacrificial backer
• O'-flute cutter:
harveytool.com/prod/End-Mills-for-Plastics/Material-Specific-End-Mills/Browse-Our-Products_253/End-Mills-for-Plastics---Square-Upcut---Single-Flute_113.aspx
• Deburring with Diamond sanding blocks
What I believe is the correct product:
McMasterCarr: mcmaster.com/sanding-sponges
• Robin sympathizing with every dentist (aka deburring)
*Not affiliated with any manufacturer or supplier.










