simultated unicycle bearing holders?

So you're reinventing the wheel?

I don't fully understand what you're trying to accomplish (what's a
unicycle leg?), but if you're going to have a bearing in your assembly,
the balls will need raceways through which to travel. The raceways
(there must be two) are the structures which handle all the stresses and
strains between the axle and the frame.

If you weld a raceway of a size used in most unicycles, chances are
you'd deform the raceway and ruin any chance of making a decent bearing.
If the welding doesn't deform the raceway, the frame most likely will.
You'd need to make some custom outer raceways that look like the
lollipop-style bearing holders in order to accomodate the strains
induced by riding.

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maestro8 said:

*So you're reinventing the wheel?

I don't fully understand what you're trying to accomplish (what's a
unicycle leg?), but if you're going to have a bearing in your
assembly, the balls will need raceways through which to travel. The
raceways (there must be two) are the structures which handle all the
stresses and strains between the axle and the frame.

If you weld a raceway of a size used in most unicycles, chances are
you'd deform the raceway and ruin any chance of making a decent
bearing. If the welding doesn't deform the raceway, the frame most
likely will. You'd need to make some custom outer raceways that look
like the lollipop-style bearing holders in order to accomodate the
strains induced by riding.

The more secretive you are, the less help the community can give you.
If you really want help with your design, you need to disclose your
plans! *

By raceway do you mean a bearing part or what holds a bearing? If you
mean what holds a bearing like in the picture I dont think a little
distortion will hurt its holding abilaties.

Brian could you use an old frame and just use a leg off of there or that
might be to short or just not what you're looking for?
Note: you dont have to answer why you wouldn't want to use it if it lets
out your secret.

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Brian MacKenzie said:

*I want to have a metal bar...with a bearing spinning freely at the
end...like one unicycle leg would be.

*

It's hard to picture this. Are you trying to make a one legged unicycle
fork? Kind of like a Cannondale Lefty suspension fork?

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Cannondale Lefty suspension fork? *

Those things are sweet looking, but whats the point. They have the same
weight about.

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TheObieOne3226 said:

*

Those things are sweet looking, but whats the point. They have the
same weight about. *

You can change a tire while still in the forks...that's pretty cool!
(bikes get many more flats than uni's) They are alos more durable as
they use roller bearings and square tubing, something that would be way
too heavy if done on both sides

I think my best option will be to just weld the bearing caps of normal
unicycles and weld them to the end, as I did in my 2 wheeler project,
that did not deform them at all.

I was kinda hoping not to do this, as I am going to need 6 of them 🙁

By unicycle leg, I meant one side from under the crown to the bearing
bolts

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... hahahaha ....

your making a Uni built for 6 riders ....?

(just my imagination going wild)

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Brian MacKenzie said:

*Are you on grass ? that's be nuts! *

Are you serious about what you told me?

Please god say no.

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Brian

Does this have anything to do with an item that you took home from the
New York muni weekend? I won't mention what I'm thinking about since
you seem a little secretive with this post.

Bill

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[quote="Tim"][B]By raceway do you mean a bearing part or what holds a bearing? If
you mean what holds a bearing like in the picture I dont think a
little distortion will hurt its holding abilaties.

Quoted message said:

He is talking about what some people call "races" the innermost ring
that is pressed onto the axle, is the inner race. and what your
bearing housings clamp onto is the outer race. If you where to pull
the casings or dust guards off (most bearings wont let you pull them
off without deystroying them) you would see that on the inner side
of the races is a highly polished round track. I you where to weld
(or put any type of extreme heat) on the outer race, it would warp
the race and the bearing would turn to [censored].

My friend had a cannondale lefty fork, and said that it was
horrible. He said that the weight distribution was pretty uneven and
he couldn't stand it.

Mike

Brian MacKenzie said:

hey everyone,

lets say I wanted to simulate a unicycle bearing holder (secret project)

I want to have a metal bar...with a bearing spinning freely at the
end...like one unicycle leg would be.

Is there anything like this in production so i don't have to order
bearing caps and weld them to the ends of metal bars?

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TheObieOne3226 said:

*

Those things are sweet looking, but whats the point. They have the
same weight about. *

Mud clearance.
Plus they look cool 🙂

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