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loheswaran
31-12-2024, 07:32
Can someone help me?
I have been trying desperately to find a place where I can buy Abec 9 bearings preferably the ceramic types - I keep being taken to skateboarding sites and they don’t sell the ones I need

Muchos gracios

Barry
31-12-2024, 10:03
Might I ask where you want to use these bearings? Given the small size, I'm guessing it might be for a pickup arm.

Also do you really need bearings to ABEC 9 tolerances? Even the bearings in dentist drills are only to ABEC 7, and they run at 400,000 rpm, and can suffer axial loads of up to 2N.

Barry
03-01-2025, 09:36
How are getting on with sourcing the bearings? I would suggest looking at suppliers of bearings used in dentist drills. Stick to UK suppliers, who from looking at a few sites, only sell bearings made in the US, UK or Japan, so you can be confident concerning their quality.

I may have some suitable bearings: let me know the OD, inner bore diameter, and thickness of the bearings you need.

Wakefield Turntables
03-01-2025, 11:07
Try John Nilsen at Audio Origami if it's for a tonearm.