Micro Ceramic Bearings
Micro Ceramic Bearings
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I'm looking for sources for ceramic bearing vendors, and their use. Preferably in the USA. I have an application for a ceramic bearing in the neighborhood of .047" [1.2mm] ID bearing, .125" [3.2mm] L. All my search efforts are only churning up hits for RC cars and skateboards applications, I'm more interested in micro fan-like applications.
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RE: Micro Ceramic Bearings
RE: Micro Ceramic Bearings
With ceramic it is difficult to achieve the tolerances you can get with steel.
Jewel bearings might be a better option. A ruby plain bearing on metal spindle.
As ornerynorsk said. Bird Precision have a good range of jewel bearings.
RE: Micro Ceramic Bearings
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RE: Micro Ceramic Bearings
Aside from the information on Bird Precision here are two others, Swiss Jewel and Industrial Jewels. We have used all three companies
http://www.swissjewel.com/2/ring_jewels/
http://www.industrialjewels.com/ring_jewel.htm