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Model Engine Bearings

Model Engine Bearings come in many shapes and sizes, often the sizes are regarded as "non-standard" by regular bearing suppliers.

You can purchase online at H.E. Supplies.

As with all applications requiring bearings you will get the best results if you choose the right bearing for the job.

Many of the bearing sizes used in model engines can be obtained in either standard steel cage or high speed non metallic cages such as polyamide or phenolic materials.

In some engines, the standard steel cage (pictured left) will adequately handle the speed, whilst other engines simply rev too fast for a standard cage. If the bearing you are replacing has a steel cage and lasted well, then you should be safe replacing the bearing with a similar type. If the bearing being replaced had a non-metallic high speed cage (pictured right) then you should replace it with a similar high speed type.

It should be noted that the limiting speed of a bearing is the manufacturers guide as to how fast a bearing may be run under ideal conditions. The vibrations experienced in a model engine are not ideal. Many factors need to be considered when choosing a bearing, and the manufacturers limiting speed is only part of the equation. The high speed non-metallic cages are more forgiving than steel cages when it comes to vibration and the ingress of contaminants.

Listings include

Full bearing lists can be found in the online store

Aerrow-Quadra	A&M Sachs	ASP
Bluebird	China Shanghai	CMB
Como	Cox	Enya
Fitzpatrick	Force	Fox
HB	HP	Irvine
K&B	Magnum	McCoy
Merco	Moki	MVVS
Nelson	PS	OS
Picco	Rex	RJL
Ross	Royal	Saito
Shuriken	Super Tigre	Thunder Tigre
Veco	Webra	YS

You can purchase online at H.E. Supplies.

You may also be interested in our other hobby items in the online store.

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H.E. Supplies (Hobby Engineering Supplies) offers thousands of products including remote controlled cars, planes, boats, and helicopters. We stock spare parts for remote controlled models. Our range includes the popular Solarbotics solar model kits and spares. We also distribute the full range of miniature engineering products from Miniature Bearings Australia. This range includes small bearings, timing pulleys, timing belts, seals, o-rings, gears and more. Also available from our store in Mansfield Queensland are a full range of lubricants, adhesives, kites, balsa wood and plastic rod and sheet materials. See our Online Catalogue for more information. Our main business is handled from our sales counter and showroom at 186 Wecker Road Mansfield, Queensland, Australia, but we also sell by phone, fax, online and mail order. We offer all of our hobby parts through our online store and some of the more popular MBA items. If you would like to purchase other MBA items online, Small Parts and Bearings offer the full range in their online catalogue.

Using the links at the top of this page you will find extensive information including catalogues (Products and Store link), technical data, and other product specific information.

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