Preac thickness sander

[bushman32]

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.

[grsjax]

Probably not at Home Depot.  Take the old bearing to a place that specializes in bearings and they can probably find a replacement.

[bruce d]

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!

[Don]

Take some accurate measurements as has been mentioned and take a look at McMaster-Carr website.

 

Don

[kurtvd19]

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

 

[bushman32]

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.

[bushman32]

While on the subject of Preac's thickness sander, any good sources for drive belts and sanding drums?

  Ron W.

[Andrew Jennings]

Does anyone have instructions on changing the drum on a Preac sander?

THANKS

[Andrew Jennings]

I should say the sanding drum

 

[kurtvd19]

The sanding drum or the sandpaper on the sanding drum?

 

[Andrew Jennings]

The sanding paper - I have lost instructions 

thanks