Where can I buy about 100 ball bearings?

Hi all,

I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 steel ball bearings, around

3/4" (18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. Not for precision use (as you can see with the mm variance there). I have NO IDEA where to start looking. Auto body shops?

I'm not averse to mail-order if anyone can recommend a place, either. I'm not very close to any major urban centres, unfortunately... there are a few auto shops in my town, a Canadian Tire, and a couple of major hardware/renovation stores.

Reply to
matthewshepherd
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Ebay is the place I'd try first.

Reply to
Modat22

IGOR! This is your outlet right here.

You should buy from someone here who has a bunch of surplus ball bearings he's trying to get rid of. Someone like Ignoramus(number) who posts here regularly. I've done several to many transactions with him and they've all been pleasant and flawless.

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Dave Hinz

McMaster-Carr

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96455K59 Low-Carbon Steel Ball 3/4" Diameter, Grade 1000 In stock at $14.83 per Pack This product is sold in Packs of 50

You can also try a bearing supplier like Motion Industries (I think they're in Canada) but they're less likely to carry the non-precision balls.

Ned Simmons

Reply to
Ned Simmons

Dave, thanks for the compliments, but I sold most of my bearings. I have a few in that (or similar) size, but not nearly enough and I want them for myself.

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Reply to
Ignoramus25686

Go here. I just bought 25 low carbon 1" steel balls...for an art project. Weld great (tig). Next day delivery. Great service, HUGE slection.

McMaster-Carr

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Reply to
mlcorson

Look at roller skate bearings. They're quite inexpensive if you buy a bunch of them. I once got about 400 of them used for $4US from a skate rental place.

GWE

Reply to
Grant Erwin

Looking for the whole bearing, or just the balls?

Where in Canada?

Reply to
clare at snyder.on.ca

You want to buy steel balls, not ball bearings. The bearings are assembled with races and so on.

You should buy them from mcmaster carr.

Jim

Reply to
jim rozen

I'm new to all this... what I thought was "ball bearings" are actually "bearing balls," after poking around the McMaster site. Most of the "ball bearings" I see for skates are donuts, while I'm looking for spheres. Sorry about the confusion...

Reply to
matthewshepherd

Just the balls; I live in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Reply to
matthewshepherd

I have bought from Kaman Bearings and B.C. Bearing . Both stock what you need and price at jobbers rate. You may need to sign a declaration that they will not be used as ammunition.

Kaman:

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B.C. Bearing:
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Hope this helps, both companies are great to deal with. Pete

Reply to
Pete

3/4" is a BIG bb gun.
Reply to
jtaylor

But not too big for a sling shot.

Stan

Reply to
stans4

In other news, I appreciate all the help I'm getting, but it turns out McMaster has no love for us small-time Canadians:

"Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, due to the ever-increasing complexity of U.S. Export regulations, McMaster-Carr can only process orders from a few long-established customers in Canada. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this causes you."

I imagine that import/export stuff is just too much of a hassle to deal with, especially for one-time orders like mine would be.

I'm looking into BC Bearings, eBay, and Kaman. Thanks again for everyone's help.

Reply to
matthewshepherd

Mmmmmm....daddy want...

Reply to
Dave Hinz

If is in fact a BIG BB gun but a small canon!

Reply to
Pete

What the heck did Nafta do? Had same problems with ordering stuff from Canada once.

Wes S

Reply to
clutch

BCBearing has an office in Dryden Ontario - likely as close as you'll get to Sherbrooke

Reply to
clare at snyder.on.ca

We used to fire the balls from AMC? rear axle bearings from a gun made of 1/2 or 3/4" Schedule 80 pipe, propelled by 4" firecrackers. They were dangerous at several hundred feet.

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clare at snyder.on.ca

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