Just a update this morning before we go to market and shops.

As with the upper guides using a piece of laminate flooring to mount the bearings.
I don’t have the right length 8mm bolts so they are just sitting there with no nuts at the back.

With regard to the thrust bearings that mount below we have a dilemma with as yet not even any options. With very limited room…can’t see a way yet how to fit them in there ???

Update: 11.23 AM – Just remembered about UHMW Polyurethane, normally used to make workshop jigs. it’s quite popular today for bandsaw blade guides

The letters stand for “ultra-high molecular weight”, a type of plastic that is dense, tough, rigid, impervious to moisture and, most important, has a very low coefficient of friction. Jig bases made from it slide easily on machine tables.

Yes…I’ll go buy some from Carbatec for the lower blade guides!

Click on the picture to read about UHMW.

UPDATE: 5.29 PM – Worked out a way to fit in the blade guide bearings but I will get some UHMW to use in place of the thrust bearings.