aamoroso, after thinking about it, the first shaft can in fact go through the bearing, and end without support.
But in my second case, where I have a freely rotating gear on the end of a shaft, any housing would be a major issue.
I may just superglue the bearing on the shaft. Not exactly...
Iskit4iam, it just occurred to me I have another spot on my machine that needs a bearing end. I have a shaft that ends with a freely rotating gear. Another spot where I would have no idea what to do without a specifically designed bearing.
Iskit4iam, its surprises to me to know there are no bearings for shaft ends. I would think such a bearing would be used all the time. I'm powering my project with a cordless drill. The entire cordless drill can slide along an axis, though cannot rotate. The drillbit, actually a gear shaft, has...
I have seen a few thrust bearings, but to me it looks like the shaft goes straight through the bearing, failing to end the shaft.
An example of what I need would be an ordinary drill. You put the drillbit (shaft) in the drill(bearing), and it will be able to rotate the y-axis. If you try to...
What is the official compenent name for a shaft end bearing? I have looked at giant sized component catalogs that seem to have everything. Yet, every bearing is for a shaft that goes straight through. Isn't that how nearly all shafts end... on a bearing? How else would you end one? Maybe I'm...
