Re: ATM Bearing Material

[Donald Clement <clement@INETWORLD.NET>]

 A company called Igus sells plastic bearings which are IMHO better than
babbitt. They require no lubrication. Igus web page for their iglidur
bearings-- http://www.igus.de/lager/lagere.html#top

Donald Clement
San Diego/Running Springs

At 01:22 PM 6/9/97 -0700, David Sleeter wrote:
>I've been seeing posts this past week about bearing materials for ATMs 
>and several have mentioned babbit; one person said that due to EPA 
>concerns it is no longer available. This got me thinking about 
>alternatives.
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>How about graphite filled epoxy? Just mix powdered graphite in large 
>quantities with epoxy; then mold and pour it just as you would babbit. 
>Anyone tried it yet?
>
>Dave Sleeter
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