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Pillow block for ball bearings
Wooden pillow block for shafts and axles: a tenoned upright with bearing seat, a foot with slotted holes for screwing down and two braces. Axle height, bearing and fit adjustable, also as a pair.
- Size
- 246 × 167 mm, 15 mm thick
- Material
- Hardwood (beech, oak)
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Milling time
- approx. 35 min
- Bits
- End mill Ø 3.175 mm
- Customise
- Size, text and details adjustable with sliders
- With a laser
- too thick for a diode laser (15 mm)
Try it without an account · carve with Chrome or Edge · no installation
Build instructions
Materials and accessories
| Qty | Part |
|---|---|
| 2 | Deep groove ball bearing (bore × outer diameter × width) 8 × 22 × 7 mm (608) |
| 4 | Wood screws 4 × 35 mm with wall plugs |
| 1 | Wood glue (water-resistant D3) |
Also: sandpaper (grit 120 and 240), a utility knife or fine saw and, for joints, a rubber mallet.
Carving and finishing
- Clamp the workpiece flat on the spoilboard or secure it with double-sided tape, and set the origin as shown in the carving assistant.
- First mill a test piece with one bearing seat and press the bearing in: it should go in with your thumb or a clamp and then sit firmly. Too tight: increase the fit by 0.02 mm; too loose: decrease it.
- Mill the bearing seat, mortises and slotted holes, then cut out the upright, foot and braces.
- Free the parts at the holding tabs with a utility knife or fine saw and sand the tab remains flush.
Assembly and final touches
- Plug the upright into the foot and glue it, then glue the braces square against it on both sides.
- Press the bearing into the seat until it is flush; the shaft sits in the inner ring. With two blocks, first push the shaft through both bearings, then align the feet and screw them down.
How to carve this template
- OpenOpen the template in the app and adjust size and text if you like.
- CheckLook at it in 3D, check run time and warnings.
- Set upThe carve wizard guides you through material, clamping, bit and zero point.
- CarvePress start; the app drives your Grbl router directly over USB.
