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Given that the loading will not be that high, could you 'pot' the bearing shells or housing in something that would setup while all the bearings were held in alignment with a straight piece of ground shafting? Sort of a variation of pouring Babbit bearings in-suti using the shaft as the alignment tool. -Doug
I wax’s think on that second to last post. Using JB weld might be a good idea, but when you have weight pushing down on it it would move. If the bottom bearing sleeve is not a half shell but 3/4 shell then that might not happen. Just thinking out loud……Thoughts Don
My experience with threading studs indicated that testing in a tapped hole is needed as nuts are looser.
It might be wise to store the finished studs and nuts in a female / squirrel-proof container.
That's a lot of work in that little pile!The nuts sure do look nice though!Kim