[Jewelry making - Article 00780] - Re: [Orchid] Bearing removal on lapidary saw

[sinico]

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Hi Adrian,

    Chances are the bearings would be pressed on, with the rust
    contributing its own holding power. Try heating the shaft with a
    blowtorch, let it cool, put on lots of WD40 and hammer, holding a
    piece of hardwood against the base of the bearing and hammering the
    hardwood. Most times they will come off. If that still fails borrow
    a bearing puller from a mechanical friend, one of these three claw
    grippers with a screw in the middle which you tighten down onto the
    center of the shaft while the claws are hooked over the bearing. 

Cheers,
Hans Durstling


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