Scrollsaw rebuild questions and (hopefully) progress

[paulrussell]

Seems like when one is shopping old Shopsmith gear, the seller sometimes "throws in" something else just to clear garage space. So it was a few years ago when I bought my SS planer. The seller tossed in a freestanding SS Scrollsaw (grey edition).

It functioned reasonably well, but the blower was kaput. On the heels of rebuilding my bandsaw I let the momentum move me and today the scrollsaw is a pile of parts -- some soaking in soapy water, some soaking in Evapo-rust, and others letting a night of penetrating oil do their work.

When I got down into the drive system things were pretty rusty. I decided to remove the flywheel(s) and clean everything up as best I could.

Now, while I'm at this point MAYBE I should replace the main bearings. They are 0.5 ID, 1.125 OD, and .375 wide. My question would be what bearings would be suitable replacement. A scrollsaw is a pretty light-duty machine, and 11 bucks per bearing from SS seems a bit high. But maybe that's what it will take. Opinions welcome.

(PS: They are bears to get in/out, but I'm a bit worried that the penetration oil used to free up the shafts has gotten into the bearings..)

[wa2crk]

Paul
Look at the VXB website and look at their kit 21047 For the bearing you want. They may be the ones you are looking for
http://www.vxb.com/SRCH.html?Store_Code ... arch=21047
Bill V

[paulrussell]

That looks perfect! Thanks!

[JPG]

You may find a few things of interest.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewtopic.php?t=7946