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Gooserider · 02-10-2004, 10:56 PM

That's likely, Ozzy, but probably not the entire story. Bearings tend to be such that they aid movement in one plane, and resist it in others. Thus I would expect a mill to have dual bearing sets with one that allows easy up/down motion, and the other that allows easy rotation, but both resistant to side loads. A drill press is more likely to have a single set of bearings that would try to handle both jobs.

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02-10-2004, 10:56 PM	#82
Gooserider Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Billerica, MA, USA Posts: 451	That's likely, Ozzy, but probably not the entire story. Bearings tend to be such that they aid movement in one plane, and resist it in others. Thus I would expect a mill to have dual bearing sets with one that allows easy up/down motion, and the other that allows easy rotation, but both resistant to side loads. A drill press is more likely to have a single set of bearings that would try to handle both jobs. Gooserider __________________ Designing system, will have Tyan S2468UGN Dual Athlon MOBO, SCSI HDDS, other goodies. Will run LINUX only. Want to have silent running, minimal fans, and water cooled. Probably not OC'c