Re: Kilian's Mount: Bearing spacing. Less or More?

Andy Steere (dmislas@clark.umsystem.edu)
Wed, 3 May 1995 10:27:27 -0500 (CDT)

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On Tue, 2 May 1995, Alan Kilian wrote: > I am also completely willing to be convinced that closer bearing spacing is
> better just by talk alone if I can really understand it.

Ok... this has gotten out of hand and I apologize for it. I think I agree with "Friendly Bob" that we are picking knits. I'm NOT saying that closer is necessarily BETTER in a structural sense (we're not talking about enough weight to cause significant flexing in a solid 1-5/8" shaft anyway).

I'm saying that if your bearings are good enough, you can have a less bulky and lighter mount by putting the bearings closer together. If transportability is not foremost in your desires (as they are with mine), then a wider bearing spacing would be just fine.

Thanks for bearing with me (so to speak). :-)

Andy Steere dmislas@clark.umsystem.edu

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