Bearings

Pile of LM8UU

Both LM8UU and 608ZZ bearings arrived and I have installed one bearing so far.  Y-axis idler was the only one that does not require 8mm shafts to be cut and ready. I went through 608ZZ bearings and selected the one that did not feel like having gravel inside. No issues here, except I didn't have M8 bolt and nut so a quick run to local hardware store was required. I might replace this with smaller bearing as in Toolson design.

Y-axis idler

M3 nuts and screws

P3Steel is using M3 screws and nuts almost everywhere and there are three different lengths for screws. The amount of screws required is around 80 pcs so price matters here as well. I have been trying to source parts as locally as possible but I did not manage to find reasonably priced ones. Local stores stock only M5 or larger and specialist shops have a bit silly prices.

I ended up ordering the set of 100 pcs M3 Nyloc nuts, 80 M3 screws with different lengths and 20 M3 washers from UK. Bolt Base Ltd has a nice selection online with reasonable prices. In case of using their ebay store, remember to ask combined shipping price.