1/8 inch top hat bearings

[Guest Lyonesse]

Can anybody point me to a source of good 1/8 brass (or p/b) plain, top-hat bearings?  I've bought a few types, but most of them seem to have a rather generous, sloppy hole.  What I want is bearings that can be soldered in place then reamed to give a good, close running fit.

[30368]

I use Alan Gibson 1/8 bearings and they would suit your requirement. I always have to ream following soldering.

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard B

[Guest Lyonesse]

11 minutes ago, 30368 said:

I use Alan Gibson 1/8 bearings and they would suit your requirement. I always have to ream following soldering.

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard B

Interesting you say that, I've found Alan Gibson's 2mm bearings to be quite sloppy.  In fact I generally regard AG products as having fairly generous tolerances.

[billbedford]

20 hours ago, Lyonesse said:

Interesting you say that, I've found Alan Gibson's 2mm bearings to be quite sloppy.  In fact I generally regard AG products as having fairly generous tolerances.

 

Check the tolerances of your axles, they are more likely to be undersized than the bearings sloppy.