How to make bearing mounts from wood - Use bearings in your woodworking projects
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Ball bearings exist in all sorts and shapes are used everywhere around us. When making more technical projects it can be really nice to use proper ball bearings for the axles and other spinning things. And there are lots of great standard flanged bearings and bearing blocks available to buy. But sometimes, be it for cost savings, looks, learning or to fit your needs better, you just want to make your own.
I’m making two different types of bearing mounts in this video that both clamp the bearing securely in place. Version 1 is for panel mounting and version 2 is an alternative to a bearing block or pillow bearing.
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found your channel because of this video - I like shorter videos with quick tips, like this, as well as longer project videos. looking forward to some of your projects.
Great to hear! I have more planned!
This was EXACTLY what I was searching for, thank you so much for posting this helpful how-to video! I just wanted to know how to set the bearing in wood, and you answered to perfection. Thank you!
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Making a wooden reciprocating air motor. This video has come absolutely useful to me. Thanks.
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Very nice crisp videos and are very useful Thanks
These are unique and interesting. Definitely want more!
Thanks! good to hear!
That was exactly what I was what I wanted to see. Thanks!
Very cool! I like both formats - some projects and some tips/how-tos!
Thanks for the feedback Ethan! I like both formats as well so maybe there will be more :)
Very good idea to fit bearing in plank,piceof wood. ----From India.
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Yes, more like this, please!
As it happens, I have some projects coming up that require bearings. Both are home built belt sanders. One for wood the other for metal. While I knew I'd have to use wood, I wasn't quite sure how to do it. Thanks for the info, it'll be a great help.
Thats awesome to hear! share it with me when it's done! love to see it.
Brilliant, I need to make this for my drill press that is doing dual duty as a drum sander and I don't want
the lateral pressure on the chuck to cause me problems...thanks!
Not for every application, but very usefull for many, and something you can make and not have to buy and wait for, not to mention go shop for. I think these are very good and the people certainly need some kind of alternative to buying everything from China. It is just a bearing block. Nothing special. But, they are hard to fabricate in a home shop, and to make them out of wood is only useful in certain application, but many around the home. I say good job, thumbs up, and subscribed because of the inherent need for such things. I wished the average person could work in more materials at home to make even better examples, but for most people, wood is the only thing they can do. That's what makes this video important. You could use these all over the place.
Thanks Jeff. I'm totally guilty of buying components from China. Its so cheap.. But these are an awesome alternative indeed.
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Thanks! thats soo cool to hear!
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@@TheGamingboix , El quizas no hable español y use el traductor.
Nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. Videos like this are great for those of us brain storming
Thank you. I was looking for something just like this
Awesome! glad I could help
Great video mate, nice work!
Thank you Ben!
Fantastic video! I’m going to use the plate mounting design to make a pen mandrel saver for my small machinist lathe
Awesome!
Well done my friend !!!! very nice thank you !!!!
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Very cool . I like the idea of a component that could be used in lots of projects!
Thanks! Yeah, they are cool little components.
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Thanks for the nice ideas.
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Te mando un fuerte abrazo
¡Muchas gracias! No me rendiré. Acabo de empezar ahora ;)
Thanks a lot! I won't give up. Just getting started now ;)
Thanks 4 the project. It help me
This is perfect. I'm trying to make an adjustable computer work station that's mounted on a strong bookcase. I want to be able to push up top and out of the way when not in use.
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Good idea. I have limited ability for metal working, so I like this as viable option for incorporating bearings in my projects. Thanks!
Thanks! that's exactly why I made these. when using some hard wood it can be a very solid alternative.
Thanks mann...needed that
I was making a bearing block for a bow drill. I will use your idea.
Well done Emiel!
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Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
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Thanks! thats awesome to hear! I value all my subscribers equally so I want to respond to all languages
Good video bro sigue así
Thank you!
thats perfect wow. THANKS
Thank you. This will come in useful. You rock.
Thanks! I'd love to see it if you use them in a project one day
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Really slick! I thought u we're about to use that forstner bit as a press lol. So many opportunities
Thanks! Ha tricked you ;) that would probably be a bad idea..
Its very useful, thank a lot my friend.
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Very useful article, please more videos like that. Simple and easy. Thanks for sharing. ;-)
Thanks for the feedback! I'll probably make more in the future
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Thanks!
Very nice. Can the second one also be made out of ply, and using timber as shown, is the grain direction critical?
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Let's say I was using the first one of these you made with a rotating vertical rod. I understand that the bearing mount would keep the bearing from falling through but how might one ensure that the rod wouldn't fall through without causing any friction? Great video and build, by the way!
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Good video brother :)
Thanks! lets get there!
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It's good tutorial
Thanks alot brother
Very helpful buddy. on the the solid wood version, does grain direction matter?
Hey Martin! Thanks! Wood is the strongest with the grain so try to get the grain direction in the direction of the forces.
This is practical engineering. I love this little helpers and i have a lot bearings. So i try my best. Thanks for the inspiration, king regards #EuerKonstantin
Awesome! id love to see it when you use it one day!
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Thanks! thats good to hear! Yeah, its growing rapidly :)
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Thank you
Perfect
Could you make a tonfa incorporating a ball bearing? Thanks
Awesome!
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Thanks! hope it's helpful some time!
Can you make a bottom and top mounted hinge point for a door? By bottom i mean underneath the door and on top of the door. Not mounted like a regular door hinge.
Yeah, you probably could. For the bottom one you'll want a thrust bearing though.
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Thank you! That's nice to hear!
I'm sorry, but as I don't understand your language well, I didn't know why you made 2 pieces. Does one fit the other? Thank you and congratulations for the illustrative video.
(Desculpe-me, mas como não entendo bem o seu idioma, fiquei sem saber porque fez 2 peças. Uma encaixa na outra? Grato e parabéns pelo vídeo ilustrativo.)
There is a metal grass roller made by a company called Twose.,it uses a wood bearing soaked in oil.,i think it lignite..
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very useful video ^^
Thank you! its a bit different from my regular videos but I wonder what you all think of this.
Nice work. What type of wood you use for pillow bearing ?
This was beach wood
Great ideas! Thank you very much 😍
Now, how to make sure the axel stays inside the bearing, without loosening? Any tips?
*_NOTE:_* I have not used a bearing yet, but intend to purchase two to use on my mitre saw/thicknesser flip top cart. I cannot help wondering though how to affix the shaft (read, 25mm galvanised tube) into the (25mm x 47mm x 12mm) bearing, whilst ensuring a permanent tight fit?
Any idea?
Hey, There are two ways I'd go in this case. You can clamp something around the tube on both sides so the tube with the clamped object cannot move through the bearing. For example fix the tube to the tabletop and then it cannot slide out.
Or you could screw a piece of wood onto the bearing mount on the outside, than the tube also stays in.
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Buen video 👍
Gracias!
I´m really struggling with this! For example, there´s an vertical axis with a bearing. Is it possible to attach surfaces of wood to the side of the bearing so they´ll spin around the axis? If so, how do I attach that wood?
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Awesome! I'd love to see it
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What is that device? I'm sorry I don't speak English, and I couldn't understand all the words
I show how to mount bearings with wooden mounts.
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At 2:32, what were those drill bits called ?
Forstner bits
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Any one can do this only challenge is when you don't have necessary tools to make it😓
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