Balance Rail Bearings

Paul S. Larudee larudee@pacbell.net
Mon, 04 Oct 1999 22:20:23 -0700


Robert A. Anderson wrote:
> 
> Paul wrote:
> 
> "Newton wrote:
> >
> > "The strips are their to prevent the bering from twisting."
> 
> "Since the profile of the cylindrical bearing is rectangular to the
> strips, shouldn't one strip be enough to prevent movement?"
> 
> Paul, the back strip only contacts the sharps. The front one contacts
> the naturals. As I wrote in my first post on the subject, the D's, G's
> and A's are the ones that are at risk of twisting, since they stand
> alone. The E's and F's pretty much lock each other in place. Ditto for
> the B's and C's.
> 
> Newton may prefer to sob and sweat, but I must say that my equanimity
> improved tremendously after I got that front strip out of the way. It
> saved a lot of time. And if it later proves to have been a bad idea,
> it's no big deal. I'll just reinstall the strip.
> 
> Bob Anderson
> Tucson, AZ

Just a little slow sometimes.  Now I remember what they look like.

Paul


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