Re: [BlindHandyMan] How Ball Bearings are Made

2007-06-06 Thread Tom Fowle
Lee, No I don't, I'll ask a building inspector friend when I next see him. Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.

[BlindHandyMan] How Ball Bearings are Made

2007-06-05 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All How is a ball bearing made? Background Ever since man began to need to move things, he has used round rollers to make the job easier. Probably the first rollers were sticks or logs, which were a big improvement over dragging things across the ground, but still pretty hard work.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How Ball Bearings are Made

2007-06-05 Thread Tom Fowle
Another interesting thing i happen to know about bearings: Huge ball bearings are used under buildings to allow them to move, or actually stay still, during earth quakes. A large cup, bigger than the ball by quite a bit, is mounted on the foundation, and another inverted similar cup on the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How Ball Bearings are Made

2007-06-05 Thread Lee A. Stone
Tom, do you know if those buildings are on like a floating slab of concrete? Lee -- Beware of computerized fortune-tellers! To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the