Bearings for 7mm - 3/16 axle, for springing?

[dajt]

Hi all,

 

I'm having trouble making my own bearings and would like to know if there is a supplier who sells just the bearings. I am looking for bearings like would be used with horn cheeks etc - square or rectangular, not top-hat ones.

 

I've used Slaters ones for my 4-4-0, but they're a bit expensive and I don't need the extra parts that come with them.

 

Regards,

David.

[Davey]

^{Hi dajt,}

 

^{I always use those supplied by Laurie Griffin. A pack for a single axle costs £12.00 + p&p, and contains a pair of cast brass hornblocks, bearings, keeper plates, retaining and adjusting screws and suspension springs. Hope this information is of some use to you.}

 

^{Beat Wishes,}

 

^dave

[Adrian]

I'm not aware of anyone supplying them seperately, but willing to be proven wrong.

 

Two other suppliers of square bearing plus hornblocks etc that I know of are :

 

Alan Gibson at £9.50 a pair

Meteor Models at £8.50 a pair or £14.50 for 4.

 

I know Hobby Holidays do a bearing set but IIRC they are etched units holding a ball bearing and expensive.

[Pugsley]

I'm not aware of anyone supplying them separately either - a gap in the market there, perhaps. Although I suppose it may be a gap as there isn't really a market for them....