Hi all,
I have a need for a slewing bearing (not necessarily for machining application) and after searching high and low I came across the IGUS Iglidu PRT.
here's the link;
http://www.igus.co.uk/wpck/default.a...b-en&Version=1
Checkout the vid of one being put together at the bottom of the page.
It's just a sandwich of anodized aluminium rings and a polymer sleeve material.
Looks interesting to me.
I'd love to know the axial and radial runout of these things however they do not have much in the way of specs. It would seem this (basically) sleeve type arrangement may be a viable alternative to the giga-buck Kaydon, FAG, etc ball & roller type.
What do you guys think? Could one be fashioned with some sleeve bearings to give reasonable performance? 2x Flanged sleeves + 2 alu rings.??
What about building one like the FAG radial-axial cylindrical roller bearings;
http://www.fag.com/content/en/branch...ined_loads.jsp
2x needle thrust + 1 cylindrical roller bearing. Has anyone tried this before?
Interested to get some ideas and suggestions going.