bushman32 Posted May 28, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 28, 2022 Side bearing, on the side plate without the motor, on my Preac thickness sander is finally going out. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get a replacement or what size I would need if I tried Home Depot. Thanks, Ron W. Quote Ron W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsjax Posted May 28, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 28, 2022 Probably not at Home Depot. Take the old bearing to a place that specializes in bearings and they can probably find a replacement. catopower, druxey, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted May 28, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 28, 2022 Ron, ebay is your friend here. Get some accurate measurements from the dead one and with a few minutes stabbing away at the ebay listings you will be able to recognize a replacement. On the other hand if there is an engineering supply house within easy reach then ignore me and go straight to them ( as grsjax says in post above). Good luck! catopower, druxey, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted May 28, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 28, 2022 Take some accurate measurements as has been mentioned and take a look at McMaster-Carr website. Don mtaylor, bruce d and Canute 3 Quote Current Build USS Des Moines CA 134 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/12226-uss-des-moines-ca-134-by-don-–-scale-18”-1’-196/#comment-370122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted May 28, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 28, 2022 Having replaced several of these bearings over the years (had 6 sanders operating 5 days a week in a model shop in Manila) I can assure all that they are standard bearing sets available at McMaster-Carr and other places. Take the bad one out, measure it and match it up to a catalog listing - and by two the other one will go soon unless you caught the bad on soon after going bad. Kurt B-Ram, Ryland Craze, Roger Pellett and 5 others 8 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman32 Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted May 28, 2022 Thank you guys, I ordered a couple from McMaster-Carr. I have had that Preac for well over 25 years, first time I have had to do this. Ron W. bruce d, mtaylor, druxey and 2 others 5 Quote Ron W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman32 Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted May 29, 2022 While on the subject of Preac's thickness sander, any good sources for drive belts and sanding drums? Ron W. mtaylor 1 Quote Ron W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jennings Posted March 8 Share #8 Posted March 8 Does anyone have instructions on changing the drum on a Preac sander? THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jennings Posted March 8 Share #9 Posted March 8 I should say the sanding drum mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted March 8 Share #10 Posted March 8 The sanding drum or the sandpaper on the sanding drum? mtaylor 1 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jennings Posted March 8 Share #11 Posted March 8 The sanding paper - I have lost instructions thanks mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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