[TowerTalk] Inexpensive thrust bearing?

[Rob Frohne]

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone have a source for an inexpensive thrust bearing?  I have a
plate on the top of my tower with a hole through it, and was thinking of
putting a thrust bearing on, but the ones I found were around $50 which
for my frugal self is a bit spendy for a thrust bearing.  It seems that
there is probably a cheaper way to do this with some kind of automobile
bearing or a sleeve of pipe and some set screws, etc.  Does anyone have
any advice?

73,

Rob, KL7NA
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Rob Frohne, Ph.D., P.E.
E.F. Cross School of Engineering
Walla Walla College
100 SW 4th Street
College Place, WA 99324
(509) 527-2075
http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/