Local stainless steel bearings

Paul Kerchen

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Jun 17, 2011, 9:03:36 PM6/17/11

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Anyone know where I can get 1" stainless steel ball bearings locally? I
can get them on eBay for $6 each (in small quantities), but if I can
find someone local for about the same price (or better), I'd rather go
there.

Paul

Andy Didorosi

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Jun 17, 2011, 9:50:19 PM6/17/11

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Bearing Service, east on 9 mile.

They have everything.

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eric©

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Jun 18, 2011, 12:10:42 AM6/18/11

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Are you looking for the individual balls themselves, or bearing
assemblies (many balls assembled with races, seals, etc)

Eric

Paul Kerchen

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Jun 18, 2011, 8:31:45 AM6/18/11

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I'm looking for the individual balls. And, they're for a Rube Goldberg
machine, so they won't even be used for bearing anything. :)

Paul

Stephen Hermann

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Jun 18, 2011, 8:33:45 AM6/18/11

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check on line for pinball parts and supplies.

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Paul Kerchen <pa...@whirlingchair.com> wrote:

I'm looking for the individual balls. And, they're for a Rube Goldberg machine, so they won't even be used for bearing anything. :)

Paul

On 6/18/2011 12:10 AM, ericŠ wrote:

Are you looking for the individual balls themselves, or bearing
assemblies (many balls assembled with races, seals, etc)

Eric

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Andy Didorosi<an...@detroitindie.com> wrote:

Bearing Service, east on 9 mile.

They have everything.

On Jun 17, 2011 9:04 PM, "Paul Kerchen"<paul@whirlingchair.com> wrote:

Anyone know where I can get 1" stainless steel ball bearings locally? I
can get them on eBay for $6 each (in small quantities), but if I can
find someone local for about the same price (or better), I'd rather go
there.

Paul

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Jun 18, 2011, 10:50:22 PM6/18/11

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Depending on how many you need, and if you don't mind some disassembly
work...$2/each -
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-inch-roller-ball-bearing-67060.html

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Cherish

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Jun 19, 2011, 1:10:16 PM6/19/11

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There's a place called Bearing Services in Warren. We used to use them
at my last company. I'm clueless on what their offering is like for
the price you're looking for, though.
http://www.bearingservice.com/about-us/contact-information

2219 E. NINE MILE RD
WARREN, MI 48091 MAP
586-759-0500 FAX 586-759-0315
800-319-7507

Rocco Marras

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Jun 23, 2011, 3:44:18 PM6/23/11

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How many do you need I have some Japanese pin-balls that are like half
the size of American pin-balls

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Nicholas Britsky

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Pachinko balls. It's a form of gambling in Japan. The balls are currency. My dad has a machine he brought back from Vietnam. It's very cool. However, those seem too small for what Paul is doing.

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Paul Kerchen

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Jun 23, 2011, 4:34:04 PM6/23/11

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Well, at this point I only have a vague idea of what I'm going to do with them. They need to be about an inch in diameter and they need to be stainless steel (because they're going to be exposed to water/moisture). And, I'd like to have a couple dozen. It sounds like the pachinko balls might be too small, since what I'm looking for is probably about the same size as a standard US pinball. I'm planning to stop by Bearing Services one of these days; sounds like they should have what I need. Thanks for the offer, though!

Paul

Paul Kerchen

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Jun 28, 2011, 10:04:09 AM6/28/11

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Turns out, they're pretty competitive on price (at least for chrome
steel balls--thanks for that idea, Nick!).
Thanks for the help everyone!

Paul

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