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Default Ceramic bearings

On Apr 22, 2:08*pm, Frogwatch wrote:

ID = .5" but I remember they come in larger and smaller sizes. *I
already put em away so I'm not gonna measure the OD.



Now that could be interesting for a submersable aplication, however I
would think that the teflon race would be a bit soft.

And I can't see anything 'cheap' about them compared to steel ball and
roller berings. Otherwise the automotive industry would be all over
them.