Immortan D Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Found this ball on the floor near my band saw and my SCMS: It's obviously part of a ball bearing. I inspected my machines but seems there's no way a ball could have escaped one of the bearings. Diameter is 5.5 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 hope you figure that one out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unknown craftsman Posted February 12, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Maybe you lost one of your personal marbles . 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Swivel stool? Lazy Susan? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, C Shaffer said: Swivel stool? Lazy Susan? No lazy Susan but I have a swivel stool. Will check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I don't know what you wear for shoes but don't discount carrying it in that way either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I don't know what you wear for shoes but don't discount carrying it in that way either. That's possible. I inspected the stool and all the casters to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wish I could tell you. I have found small things at times on the shop floor that I save and have no idea where they come from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Llama Posted February 12, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wood IDs are tough enough on here. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Do you have a hand truck or a dollie? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drzaius Posted February 13, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Stuff like this happens to me from time to time & I'm afraid to throw it out. So, many years down the road I've still got all these little things cluttering up the junk drawer & I have no idea where they came from. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, curlyoak said: Do you have a hand truck or a dollie? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Seems too big for the SCMS bearings, and even for the BS, unless you have a huge one (bandsaw, that is). Do you park in the shop now and then? The ball looks dirty, maybe it came in stuck in the tire treads? 5+ mm is a pretty big bearing ball for just about any application I can think of in a hobby ww shop. Got any super-duty drawer slides? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Moore Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 How about the ball out of a detent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 That's what I was thinking but couldn't remember the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, drzaius said: Stuff like this happens to me from time to time & I'm afraid to throw it out. So, many years down the road I've still got all these little things cluttering up the junk drawer & I have no idea where they came from. I have always suspected that if you take something apart and put it back together enough times, you will have enough parts to build another one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: . Got any super-duty drawer slides? Yes I do. I had a drawer with those slides right next to the crime scene, so I took it apart: No missing balls though. Also the balls from the slides are smaller. Anyways there is still the possibility that the ball came from another slide I used for my band saw sled, even though I took it apart about a year ago. That drawer slide was beefier, so I guess bigger balls were in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Larry Moore said: How about the ball out of a detent All knobs seem to be working/locking fine on my saws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted February 13, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Make sure to check across the street and see if your neighbor is laughing while you are trying to figure out where it came from. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 I understand that all bearings have 10% more balls than are required. You’re good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Seems too big for the SCMS bearings, and even for the BS, unless you have a huge one (bandsaw, that is). Do you park in the shop now and then? The ball looks dirty, maybe it came in stuck in the tire treads? The SCMS is a 12" Bosch Glide. The band saw is a small one. What size do you think the bearing must be considering the size of the ball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted February 13, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Probably considered well hung in the bearing world . 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Immortan D said: Yes I do. I had a drawer with those slides right next to the crime scene, so I took it apart: I guess bigger balls were in order. Aren't they always? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Immortan D said: The SCMS is a 12" Bosch Glide. The band saw is a small one. What size do you think the bearing must be considering the size of the ball? Judging from stuff I see at work, 5.5 mm or 7/16" balls would be found in bearings having an I.D. in excess of 4 inches. Not a hard rule, of course, just a guestimate based on what I have seen. I'm betting that thing followed you home. Any neighborhood kids with a slingshot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 5.5 mm is .2165 inches. But still would go in a big bearing race. That's why I was thinking a ball catch , detent or some other type use . I hate when I either type wrong or screw up a conversion then realize it after posting. Or did 7/16 refer to something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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