I'm in the process of making a 40 m (130') rotating tower. The
rotating portion is being made of something similar to 45G. I need
to fabricate bearings for the slip rings to run on. Some questions
come to mind:
* Does anyone have suggestions about suitable bearings?
* Are there rollers, made for some other purpose, that would fit the
bill?
* Should the surface be rubberised, or be bare metal?
* Should a bearing be supported on both ends of the axis, or is one
end sufficient?
Direct replies will be summarised on the Reflector.
Thanks
Chris R. Burger
ZS6EZ
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