Massive Industrial Bearing Spun With 60,000 PSI Waterjet

[@ChronosCameras]

You should update the software on your Chronos camera! The version you're running is about 3 years old and we have made a ton of improvements since then. You'll be pleasantly surprised. Some more light will make a world of difference as well. Love what you guys are doing. Please spin more things!

[@Oglokoog]

OH SHIT ITS THE REAL Chronos Cameras

[@Thegoofyairgunner]

Chronos cameras Y’all are on my Christmas wish list 🤣 what do you suggest for a “new tuber “?

[@thebillyd00]

The shots really are dim. Not enough time to get a decent exposure inside with such a high frame rate, I guess.

[@emtiv5308]

I hope they see this!!

[@ChronosCameras]

@@Thegoofyairgunner Depends what you are shooting! What do you plan to film?

[@formulized94]

Turn into an adult and these are my saturday morning cartoons.

[@twosquids]

Today is Saturday?!?!? Oh God oh no

[@formulized94]

@@twosquids I was just guessing. At my age, you never can keep up.

[@DRONEast]

I'm in NZ. These vids drop at 2am Sunday. Get home from the pub and this is what I'm doing haha

[@G40bv]

Thank god we are adults...

[@dj9choco]

Sunday for me... Hahahaha

[@johnthemainguy9059]

You guys are just getting started, size wise. Dad worked at a steel mill and once when they had to replace the bearings in a mill he brought home the box one came in. It was big enough to make a nice treehouse for us kids.

[@Z-Ack]

Yea when you get above automotive wheel bearing sizes the price per bearing goes waaay up there.. saw a bearing that was about 18” od with a price tag of $13k.. das a spensive spinny bit..

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

​@@Z-Ack I've got a 20" roller bearing lying around I got from work, it's a little worn out, it was pulled out and replaced after a gigantic gearbox rebuild, but the thing weighs like 90 pounds, I can't imagine how much that thing cost new. It's a whole different game price-wise when you get into the big stuff. I wanted it as a display item in my man cave, (for whenever I get a man cave lol), my boss told me to get rid of it so I did😂. It's also got like 25 pounds of brass in it, it's going to look nice once I clean and polish it all up.

[@QH96]

Those rods are definitely above average. Arguably could even be considered large.

[@TheDJOblivion]

Crazy, that's exactly what they said.

[@JL-wf2wp]

My harley has larger needle bearings on the crankshaft than those in the video

[@EARFQ]

The bearing looked like it had a great personality too

[@yourbifriendaspen3629]

I bet they're really nice, too.

[@altonb93]

That bearing has been told “Yours is fine the big ones hurt” 😫😭

[@nathanpearce7169]

The big bearing was supposed to be packed with grease and it was missing a seal. It's meant for low speeds as well

[@SCWW]

Pretty much any bearing that has the bearings exposed should be packed with grease. The fact that the bearing that didn’t spin freely, didn’t spin, is a good indicator that it can be used at high speed because as the grease heats up it will spin more freely.

[@jesp7657]

@@SCWW or it was a bearing from a gearbox that uses oil instead of grease

[@merendell]

Not necessarily on the speed thing. 1800 rpm is not an uncommon industrial motor speed. I've seen a few motors in the shop that took bearings that large that run at that speed although they tend to start runing slower around that size. You could potentially have a 5.5inch output shaft on a motor using one that size. Your right about the seal though. It does not take much contamination to jam a bearing. They also dont like runing loaded or at high speed with no lube. @Jesper Jensen, commonly in motors the bearings are either fully sealed with a measured amount of grease inside from the factory or they are open and theres a cap behind to bearing to hold grease in. This allows more grease to be added over time as the old wears out. Open bearings in a greaseable motor generally last longer before needing to be replaced if the millwrights actually follow the manufacturers recommended greasing schedule. Sealed bearings are effectively a wear item. Clocks ticking once they are put into service and you can make a reasonable guess as to how many hours they will last depending on the service speed and HP of the motor.

[@fang4853]

If he showed the part number we could see the speed it is rated for. The shaft sizes where also incorrect it should have been so tight where you cant pull it off with your hand, only a gear puller or a deadblow hammer. Rookie mistake.

[@BlackroseTanki]

​@@fang4853 These bearings do not really have a speed limit. It sure has a limit but these limits are as good as unreachable. Bearings can do tens of thousands of rpms

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

I would also like to add that I think those needle bearings are PLENTY large

[@vielhabr]

Bring back Dan and Mitchell !!!

[@MVBT05]

no

[@michaelguckian5373]

What happened the lads. Miss them also

[@Dept_Of_Ducks]

Starting the bearing spinning with your hand was friggin terrifying

[@21parks]

I run a waterjet and can vouch for that, that’s risky as hell

[@TheAbsol7448]

Especially after seeing what it did to the gel hand. Jesus.

[@oisiaa]

Yeah...easily could have lost his fingers right there. WTF was he thinking? Is he a professional operator or just a KZbin dude with access to this machine?

[@XREXP0]

@@oisiaa yes

[@allahsnackbar9915]

jesus christ guys, both he and his hand was like 3 or 4 feet away from the thing before his friend pushed the button. touch some tools and machinery every once in a while, it will do you good. you must respect tools and machinery, but if you are afraid of them then something is very wrong and you should never operate.

[@jossypoo]

Giant bearing size of human face We have to set up the safety shield or someone is gonna get hurt * *safety shield is unsecured half of a garbage pail* *

[@EmberCitrine]

Do a tank cleaning video! has this not been cleaned since you got it!?

[@mckbalisong]

They have a system now that does it automatically, basically pumps it out into a devise that collects the garnet, and recycles the water back into the tank

[@Woogoo336]

Maybe you should have packed the big bearing with some waterproof grease, might have kept the abrasive out for longer.

[@shaunofthedead3000]

Rods = needle bearing. Typically used in a location were a shaft isn't supposed to have much movement side to side and the bearing serves to center the shaft in a tube. Like axle shaft bearings.

[@Bubu567]

Needle bearing? I think you meant average bearing. Thick bearing even...

[@shaunofthedead3000]

@@Bubu567 Needle bearings are a type of bearing. Not size. Look up R59047

[@Bubu567]

@@shaunofthedead3000 I would gift you a sense of humor if you could buy it on amazon.

[@shaunofthedead3000]

@@Bubu567 Too expensive. 😋

[@andygreen4739]

Back in my younger days, being a mechanic at an exxon gas station, I was repacking the front wheel bearings on a vehicle, in the process i soaked them in some chemtool to clean them, and before packing them with grease, me and my genius mentality figured I would use compressed air to spin them dry and clean of the cleaner....as i started, it made what I thought was a neat sound, a high pitch whine, trying to maximize it I kept the air on for a min.....before i could do much of anything, that damn thing blew up....neay removed my middle finger from my hand and virtually split my thumb in half, and i ended up missing 3 fingernails that moments before had been on my fingers....that had to have been probably THE stupidest thing I have done.....I thank God one of those bearing didnt go in and out of my skull, but waz quite similar to a small frag gernade going off in my hand....all grew back together and only ended up with one odd shaped fingers....but still, it was a neat sound, up untill the moment of decetegration....DO NOT TRY THIS TRICK AS THE REWARD IS NOT WORTH IT

[@MrGameAndWatch]

Would it be possible to pre-grind some ridges or texture on the the berrings to give the water something to push against so it doesn't get stuck on the abrasives?

[@TheGoodChap]

It would be like a tiny water wheel, that would definitely help torque hugely

[@4dirt2racer0]

?? around 1:00 ..bigger bearings arent hard to turn because "heavier things dont spin as fast" lol :p its because of all the extra friction from all the extra seal surface

[@Thegoofyairgunner]

How do these guys not have 10 mil subs yet? They make consistent content and have been at it for ever! I would think this would draw a very broad audience

[@Scarlet_Soul]

Because they aren't the original people who ran the channel, they've suffered a huge viewer loss because of this

[@Thegoofyairgunner]

@@Scarlet_Soul it didn’t even register on me. I haven’t seen it for a while. Now it makes sense. Thank you

[@thejwilliams333]

@@Scarlet_Soul what happen too the original people?

[@itxi]

@@thejwilliams333 They have a new channel where they work on cars

[@thejwilliams333]

@@itxi what's the name of that channel?

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

I use to be the go-to repair guy for a piece of equipment rated to 18,000 rpm (We never went over 10,000). It had four of those large cage bearings like you have. There was active oil misting of the bearings. If the mister was running too much oil (more than a single drop per minute turned to mist and split 4 ways) the machine would start bogging down. The areas of the machine where the bearings were would get hot. Very hot. During normal operation those areas would become warm to the touch but not hot. When the oil ran heavy the machine would get hot enough to smell, and smoke would rise as it burned off any oil on the clamshell housing. I replaced the older oiler with a new one, and mounted it in a location that was not influenced by the machines vibration. Never had that problem again. Over 15 years. Set it and forget it beyond refilling the reservoir every month. And the point is? Cage bearings are made to run clean except for a microscopic film of light oil. At least when they're being run fast. Under perfect conditions those large bearings you had would easily run 10k or more.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

Always look forward to Saturday mornings to see these vids

[@nicstroud]

Are you using garnet or just water? Watched to the end, got my answer.

[@satyarussell5471]

I don't know why things spinning super fast is so intriguing

[@jamessonger3]

What happened to the original guys? These the replacement guys now? Or just temporary?

[@tinfoilbottle5943]

I bet those rods have a good personality

[@Trapperboy190]

We want Dave and Mitchell back

[@ahofujoshi]

dude chill they are still on the channel let them have a break

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

Nothing wrong with these guys but dave and mitchell are what made me subscribe

[@oqr2hqo]

Agreed

[@BaronVonCount]

Do you know what happenned to them? Did they sell out the channel? Even the waterjet reddit is set to private and I can get no info on what happenned with them/channel

[@mathewsmith3083]

@@BaronVonCountwondering the same

[@fooltheroyal8691]

"Stop using abrasive!!" Bro, if they were using abrasive there wouldn't even BE a wheel.

[@damascusraven]

Ok maybe I have missed something from not watching in a while. What happened to the original 2 guys on this channel?

[@Ginnpis]

They quit and made a new channel about cars

[@randomisus8711]

@@Ginnpis what’s the name of their new channel?

[@Ginnpis]

@@randomisus8711 Cars & Stuff

[@gamemight1028]

So like…. Where are the other two? Did they move on? Or die? Or worse?

[@uuzd4s]

While working in a Salmon Cannery in SE Alaska, I took one of the larger used machinery bearings (apprx 2in Wide x 8in Dia), cleaned it up and added a few drops of 30W oil and then hit the side of the ball bearings w/ some Shop Air while holding the internal Race w/ my hand. I'm guessing it hit around 10K RPM before I dropped it to the Warehouse Concrete floor. It sat there and just made sparks for a second or two and then accelerated the entire 80 yrds length of the Warehouse and went thru the metal siding on the other end of the building. There was a Semi Trailer parked in the loading pit next to wall that took a hit. Bearings are of such tight tolerances that any grit or dirt is gonna add a lot of rotational resistance if it doesn't stop rotation entirely. Ur little water jet experience w/ all the cutting slurry splashing up into the bearings was bound to be a bust. I think the plastic and lower tolerance bearings worked because of their "sloppy" build tolerances.

[@jordanb4559]

you should get the slo mo guys in with a 4k phantom camera

[@SovereignMan85]

I don't know who these people are, but having seen this channel years ago, I can safely assume the entire original gang fell into the waterjet and were neatly bisected.

[@agilmaharramov9014]

Idk if anyone has commented this yet but any bearing that seems slow but is still smooth is because it has been greased as a bearing should be. Those sealed ones definitely have a grease inside which slows down the bearing with no load but is essential for loaded applications

[@posborn321]

Man I was here to this channel when you were 10k subs, road to a million here we goooo

[@08fordf350]

the sound of the wheel being spun by the air compressor at 1:44 really reminded me of a 2JZ or an RB28 lol

[@RealFuzzyPickLE530]

Who the hell are these guys??? Where are the OGs i remember??

[@michaelschwoerer2158]

The big bearing spins easy due to no grease. The sealed ones are packed. As the grease works out as the seals break down is why they free spin over time.

[@thallassus9228]

you guys should make shorts, this type of content is perfect to recut into shorts alongside the main vids :)

[@sccsuk]

Would have helped the needle bearings if you used the correct shaft size.

[@dextercosner1070]

3inch is a sealed bearing so it’s packed with grease that’s why it goes slower

[@bunny6820]

Finally, a worthy competitor for ball size

[@rfrhoad]

Where did Dan and Mitchell go?

[@ukoldgit]

Top tip, with ball races point your water/air jet at about 20 degrees to the ball cage not the external diameter, that size bearing your using should reach around 40k to 50k RPM (air is better and may even achieve higher revs before disintergrating) you will have to make improvements to your containment system!

[@zapper-sparky]

where are the other 2 guys?

[@MonstertruckBadass]

"Usually you don't want things weighing 1000's of pounds spinning at 1000's of RPM" lol

[@blodreina420]

Sticking your hand under that nozzle with someone ready to turn it on was the stupidest thing you can do.

[@merendell]

Its not the size of the bearing that makes that one bearing harder to turn. Its the seal. Pop that out and I'd bet it would spin as freely as the larger one though then it would have the issue of the garnet getting inside like your big one did. Also I'd wadger that bearing is new. Those seals will wear in a bit with time in service and will spin more freely up to the point when the grease starts wearing out, then things will turn alot worse. a large motor's speed is not regulated by the bearings, ideally those would be completely frictionless but we have to make do with as close to frictionless as possible. the speed of an AC motor is regulated by the windings and how many cycles per second your power is being feed to the motor. Basicly if the motor is designed to spin at 600 rpm that magnetic field the electricity is generating will be rotating at 600 rpm and the rotor will accelerate to catch up. the rotor cant spin any faster than that magnetic field unless your spining the shaft with something else (such as in a generator) so there is no reason to try and regulate the speed with the bearings. That would just generate extra heat that is already hard enough to get rid of. I couldn't quite read the bearing part number. best frame was still a little smudged but looked like it could have been a 6012 bearing. About right for the stated size as that would be about 3.5inch outer diameter, closer to 2 and 3/8th's inner diameter. You didnt even come close to maxing out the speed on those bearings. I've seen motors come through the shop I work at with service speeds up to 3600 RPM. Some of the larger servo motors I repair can be 6k rpm max with a 6308 bearing in the drive end, the outer diameter would be about that size. Also its kind of cute that you think that 6217 bearing is massive. Had to help install a 6328 a few weeks back. over 12 inches accross and 50 pounds. Thats geting into the large end of what my shop can handle on site as motors big enough to need much larger than that will start maxing out our cranes. but the 6217? theres probably 3-4 used ones of those in our scrap bin at any given time.

[@STR33TZK1NG]

If you want I work at a plant and some of our bearings are 8-10in inner diameter. If we replace one I could send it out to test? But yea they need lots of grease for those large ones with some kind of shield to keep the grease in. Normally they're pressed into a housing that has a cap you put on after for greasing purposes.

[@dennis_nl7587]

the biggest bearings you've shown are actually quite small compared to the size they could be. The stone crusher at my work already has bearings the size of a basketball

[@sideshow45]

"So we have the shield on today" pans over to a piece of tin foil.

[@yangkuri15]

Where are the 2 original guys? Mitchel and dan?

[@christso03]

Who are these new guys?

[@171apples171]

Ive spun up many bearings with compressed air. The most dangerous ones are tapered roller bearings (any roller bearing i guess lol) Also spun up a squirrel cage blower fan with an industrial steamer/pressure washer.. it did blow up.

[@randyschneider6086]

When I worked as a mechanic I repacked many tapered roller bearings for front auto wheels,would get that bearing screaming good with compressed air till boss said he did that once and the cage failed and the rollers turned into shrapnel.

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

It's time to clean out the water jet

[@noelhutchins7366]

Idk how long before the jet should be repositioned to only act on the farthest edge as it expands with speed; but I think all of your wheels could spin faster if the jet was moving away from the axle as the plastic expands, so it doesn't cut through the core material while the speed is still increasing.

[@spackelskrapan]

I would say that not only is the bearing not rated for 40k rpm with grit in it, it is also not rated for use on a shaft with a diamater smaller than the inside diameter of the bearing.

[@jaysnexus6492]

You definitely need The SlowMo Guys.

[@ElectricalExistence]

That water probably smells terrible.

[@Turtaylor]

Do you think greasing the open bearings would make them hold up better by keeping the garnet out?

[@suzz1776]

Maybe cuz they r supost to be greased, not run dry but the garnet might just gunk it up even more if greased and cause problems.

[@Charlie-dx6bv]

That indeed did answer that.

[@RONALDEPAUL]

what happened to the other guys

[@dawsonc6106]

You should take out the garnet and do this

[@michaelcaprio1180]

What happend to the original guys?

[@Stambo59]

We used to spin those big bearings up with air on a wooden hammer handle, once they got up to speed we would let them go, straight at a concrete block wall. Some would end up exploding against the wall. Got in a lot of trouble when one actually went through the wall, that was the last time we did it.

[@MarcusWolfWanders]

at the company our union is contracted to work for, we use waterjets to cut gating off of aluminum alloy jet engine parts for military and commercial planes :) the only reason i made the connection to this video was because there are garnet tanks stored in an area that was once a work station for manually belting parts

[@powderedwater4742]

Do a spinny wheel with the really efficient water cup things to catch more water

[@KaynCnr]

Where are the original casts

[@BibboRacing96]

You could put abrasive paper on the outside of the metal ones to give more drag to the water

[@RandomBogey]

0:38 Oh, not the shield-shield, but the “just more shrapnel” shield.

[@fabiansteinmetz392]

Can you do it pls next time with an FLIR cam?

[@logicalguy488]

Great fun, when I was a kid I did this with compressed air. BTW in the 1 bearing it's not rods, it's called needle rollers. lol

[@blankpixel2659]

I bet those rods have a wonderful personality to boot

[@TBrady]

One tip for high speed cameras. Use LOTS of light. Like, alot more light than you think you would actually need.

[@TikkaQrow]

Ever grease your bearings? the big one there might have gotten a fair bit faster with some marine grease and a dust seal

[@deathninja16]

I wish I could send some of the bearings we use, they're 1850mm outside to outside, and sometimes larger if the press were taking apart is considerably more large.

[@Sophia-uc9qh]

Lol so funny! I would love to see you clean the tank and see what is in the water, must be so much random stuff from your videos

[@Crosshair84]

1:20 Yea, scrolling on a Chronos is like that sometimes.

[@amateurwizard]

... Is this OSHA certified? That thin film of steel held down with wood screws isn't going to do a thing to the bearing if it comes apart at 2700rpm.

[@pws3rd170]

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a tank clean out video, actually maybe on the OG water jet. It would be cool to get another since your tank is getting pretty full of garnet. And maybe get a fresh big bearing to spin with fresh water in the tank

[@gunkid6368]

seriously who are these guys

[@adrienneladd8375]

I am quite happy channels like this exist so I can not have the need to do this level of absurdity myself. I can just watch your video instead.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

Former Boeing Everett... we use ultra high pressure water jets to spin our giant turbofan jet engines to start them.... nah.. just pulling your leg.

[@vanquish6369]

What if y’all cut some thin grooves in the metal barring (horizontally for traction)?

[@incy55]

you could do a better job mounting them, ya think?

[@1480-b5g]

I haven't been to this channel in a while... Who are you two? Where are the other two fellas?

[@karlklein2966]

Does your dad know you're playing with his waterjet machine again?

[@mathieust-pierre7800]

you need more light for the slow mo

[@Brad-.-.-.-.howitzer]

I've seen a lot of bearings, but none that terrified me at all

[@blueburger4]

I wonder if soaking/coating the bearings in a combination of lube and neverwet on the giant industrial bearing would prevent the stoppage?

[@EpicATrain]

What is NPS (or MPS?) and where can I go visit one?

[@sigsauersean]

Have you guys tried just using the water pressure or are you using garnett as well?

[@TONOCLAY]

need to cut some little grooves in the bearing so the water has something to grab onto

[@_Danda_]

i was thinking, you could make small notches in the outer profile of the bearing for the water to grab onto and possibly get a higher rpm

[@1soupasaurus]

So, it's been a while since I've watched any of your videos, probably 2 years or so. I have no idea who you guys are anymore.

[@chehystpewpur4754]

the bearings are slower because they are sealed bearings. they have grease in them... the speed of the bearing is pretty dependant on the type of lubrication.

[@cwuzii]

Surely doing it without the garnet would be the way to go?

[@CoreStarter]

The bearing with the black plastic shield has grease inside, making it actually useable, the unshielded bearing only spin fast cause they arnt greased, and if used without grease in an actual bearing application would almost immediately destroy themselves, the resistance the grease adds is very negligible, even in high speed applications, it's just significantly more then hardened polished metal on hardened polished metal so it quickly stops free spinning.

[@josefstallion6532]

That giant bearing that spins fast could likely be meant for something like an industrial milk separator. You'd have parts inside that weigh a couple thousand pounds but need to spin at thousands of rpm in order to separate cream from the milk.

[@justin2221]

i have a few sets of these exact bearings - industrial milk plant mechanic

[@gteaz]

@@justin2221 I have these bearings on my Boing 747.

[@justin2221]

@@gteaz how high do they bounce? rofl

[@gteaz]

@@justin2221 The 747 that I had before didn't bounce, all 600 passengers died.

[@justin2221]

@@gteaz That's terrible, it's a miracle you survived

[@noapoleon_]

What if you try the bearing thing again but machine some knurling on it or something?

[@flyfishermannick3632]

Coming back to this channel after a few months...where are the normal guys?

[@jimb4090]

In the 50s they sold lead gyroscopes at toy stores. You'd crack open the cage so you could drop the wheel and axle out onto the floor after getting it up to speed with 125psi air. A wonder I'm not dead. Once popped out onto the floor there was no traction so to speak and it would just sit there hopping up and down and moving slowly forward. After awhile some traction would develop and it would eventually shoot out of the garage going like hell...

[@dazaspc]

Perhaps a laugh would be to get the large bearings spinning with air and release them in a big clear area. That big bearing would easily carry enough momentum to go over 100 meters with a cool spray of sparks behind it. Due to the gyroscopic effect the go in a nice straight line as well but when they get the wobbles it looks cool as they explode.

[@andy1973s]

Use a sealed bearing Pop the seal Use brake cleaner Put the seal back on No garnet in bearing Spin faster Use retaining compound on inner race to prevent rotation on tube