Any spools, handles, knobs, or other spare parts will no longer be available as zpi has chosen to shift the focus of their business to finished products. The super micro ball, which is feature of air bearing, is highprecision stainlesssteel. Application of tribology in foil bearing technology. Btype air bearings when use in series of four or more are capable of lifting and moving loads of up to 100 tons and beyond.
Hedgehog studio air bfs micro ball bearing kit 2 bearings for spools. The rotation precision of an air bearing is designed to be 0. Therefore, they do not require the need for a lubricant, such as oil. Unfortunately spool that currently ive use on my t3 is diy microcast spool and bearing. Zpi nrc001m 2017 daiwa purple zpi nrc001m purple we are sad to announce that zpi will discontinue production of their custom parts effective immediately.
As one episode title suggests, shinji suffers from hedgehogs. Reel service as of april 27th, 2020 our current lead time is 45 weeks from date of arrival in shop. We deal in merchandise of japanese highprecision bearings and alumite treatment parts, and also manufacture various metalworking products. N externally pressurized air bearings rotor is supported by air. This product is first class and works easier and better than the pliers type to remove the spool pin and replacing the spool pin. Advances in engineering and technology frequently place severe new demands upon the support systems for machine components required to be in relative motion both in regard to improved performance and increasingly exacting operating conditions. Servicing 2014 shimano calcutta conquest 200201 gasping.
Please fill out the pdf document found below and mail in with your. Air bearing is trademark patent of hedgehog studio co. Loadpoint bearings manufacture a range of products for linear bearing motion applications. Store air bearings separately in a clean and dry environment between 50110 f. Buy one, youll just love how easy it works and it will not hurt the pin in any way. Hedgehog studio air bfs micro ball bearing kit 2 bearings for spools availability. Air bearings represent the next logical step in bearing design. We deal in merchandise of japanese highprecision bearings and alumite treatment parts, and. Modeling of porous air bearings when an air bearing is put in service, a supply air pressure p0 is applied through a porous material pad with cross sectional area a, circumference c, and height h. Boca bearing or hedgehog studio bearings sign in to follow this.
Design of air bearing system for fine motion application of. Please do not share the digital file or reproduce the digital file or sell the printed sheets. The list of compatible reels is long and in march of 20, they will be adding sizes compatible with abu garcia reels as well. Thus, the output shaft could be moved to desired position in cartesian space. Hedgehog studio zhi ball bearing kit 2 bearings for. Lab is your preferred partner from concept generation up to series production. Since the static fea of the box slide shows that the air film thickness varies from 6 to 12 microns over the top face of the air stage, an average air film gap of 9 microns is used. Fishing reel maintenance and upgrades, reel repair, reel. Introduction to air bearings precision air bearings. Generally externally pressurized air bearing is manufactured with small value of clearance.
Casting a thorough flush of the spool bearings and proper lubrication. The air prevents direct surface contacts and reduces the friction between the surfaces of the bearing and the rotor. Due to the small clearance gaps and small pores in the carbon or orifice, particles present in unfiltered air can accumulate and restrict the flow of air. Foil bearings are a technology that uses an airgas film between the rotating shaft and top foil for lubrication and bearing stability. Air is released to the environment with film coefficient f, and ambient pressure p. Well known for its highly successful range of pcb drilling spindles, abl is now offering an expanding range of products suited to both new and existing markets. Hedgehog studio zhi ball bearing kit 2 bearings for spools. First we present the dynamic characteristics of a simple air bearing system, along with the flow pressure characteristics of the fluid flow regimes. Fishing reel maintenance and upgrades, reel repair, reel tuning. Foil bearings do not rely on metal to metal contact in order to operate. Rotary motion with new way radial air bearings radial air bearings provide noncontact support for rotating, round artifacts using a thin 5m layer of air. Sonic offers a complete line of bearings from high performance abec 5, abec 7 and abec 9 to superior performance swiss and ceramic.
Hedgehog studioofficial distributor of fishing reel bearing. Catching some air, bearings with hedgehog studio few topics fuel the collective curiosity of our superttuning crowd as fervently as the discussion of bearings. Hedgehog studio reel upgrades fishing rods, reels, line. Aldebaran mg, calcutta, antares, scorpion xt, 1500xt, metanium mg. Abl offer a range of air bearing solutions that is growing all the time. Sonic bearings feature premium japanese suj2 chrome steel, fully serviceable labyrinth seals and polymer cages. It is driven by an ironless core, noncogging 3 phase brushless linear motor and guided by 5 flat magnetically preloaded air bearings floating on a granite base. In stock smaller stainless balls are employed to reduce inertia drastically. The many technical advantages of air bearings such as near zero friction and wear, high speed and high precision capabilities.
Btype air bearings when use in series of four or more are capable of lifting and. We deal in merchandise of japanese highprecision bearings and. The design and development of an airbearing for the. Hedgehog studio claims you can run these bearings dry, but we like to lubricate. Iwabuchi addresses disneys partnership with studio ghibli for. Air bearing application and design guide new way air bearings. Please understand that reels sent in under warranty take presedence. The many technical advantages of air bearings such as near zero friction and wear. Slideways are available in lengths up to 500 mm 20. Both air and oil are fluids that can perform the job of separating moving metal parts. Lab motion systems is a hightech company specialized in the development of machines that require advanced motion performance. In either concave or convex configurations,this new product line gives you all the differential advantages of new way standard air bearings. Smaller stainless balls are employed to reduce inertia drastically. The ability of overwhelming response is demonstrated.
Comparison of the operating principles of a liquidlubricated journal bearing and a gas foil bearing source. Air bearings the high speed solution for fc blowers. Instead of ceramic bearings u might wanna consider hedgehog studios air bearings specifically designed for bfs. By jezihogg, june 25, 20 in fishing rods, reels, line, and knots. Japanesemade micro ball only the highprecision bearings are selected by careful inspection. The gaps are amazingly stiff, creating stable support for a ring, or bearing surface, while allowing for surface speeds of up to 100 meterspersecond. The housing of air bfs bait finesse specialis detachable so that you can replace just the bearing when it become worn. Outer and inner laces are made of antirust treated steel hrcb, to offer the best saltresistance.
The air stage was tested at a supply pressure of 410 kpa. Hedgehog studio kattobi air bearing tune set micro ceramic ball model conformity model abu salty stage revo lj1lj3, morrum sx high speed. All the bearings are selected one by one by our craftsmans hand after assembly, and only the bearings with excellent rotation performance pass the checks. Current developments in gas bearings for microturbomachinery. Sonic the hedgehog 2, for the sega genesis, was a similar platform game, but. Stability analysis of herringbonegrooved aerodynamic. We then present the design and kinematics of an air. Hedgehog studio baitcasting reel spool pin remover type r. The main micro bearing of air bfs can be replaced easily from the aluminum housing by removing the stopper ring that is builtin. Most people, when they think of a bearing, would normally think of a ball bearing. U might wanna look for a good condition 2nd hand one instead of buying a brand new one and then add ons. With english instructions, even the beginner can easily replace bearings.
Bearings 101 tackletour published a great article on fishing reel bearings. Hedgehog studio air bfs micro ball bearing kit 2 bearings. I tried them and they are more suited for your purpose. Since 1962, air engineering has been supporting major manufacturing facilities around the world. Tried a set of air bearings in my calais 100a, curado 200e7 and soupedup millionaire cvx103.
Canons air bearings use porous chokes in their bearings, so even under normal. All bearings of hedgehog studio are tuned up and coordinated just for fishing reels. Consequently, the outer casing was forced sideways, and the air bearing assembly jammed. Kattobi tuning bearing air 1 bearing a pack micro ceramic ball bearing hs730air size. Hedgehog studio sells these bearings in kits packaged especially for your shimano or daiwa reels. Abec rated bearings of 59 are great for spool bearing upgrades if they are certified. Mar 24, 2017 this product is first class and works easier and better than the pliers type to remove the spool pin and replacing the spool pin. On dynamics of an externally pressurized air bearing with. The very high rotational speeds of turbine engine shafts 0 rpm allow the replacement of oil with air. All digital files are ed by hedgehog studio and are meant for personal use and small home business use limited to 50 personalized printed and cutout copies of the digital file unless otherwise specified within the description of the item. Sega genesis game console era, including sonic the hedgehog which was the.
In case of this, you can see the bent pin of spool. What makes a bearing for a standard reel different from one tuned for finesse. Spool bearing remover is the special tool that can easily and safely pull out the pin. Boca bearing or hedgehog studio bearings fishing rods. Stateoftheart motion control is realized for oem integrations, special developments and research applications. For spools its just things that are pretty much available to anyone.
Aerodynamic bearing btype btype air bearings cause their loads to lift away from the floor surface just enough to allow them to be floated off to the destination. Feb 11, 2018 this bearing i plan to install in my t3 mx side plate bearing size 3x10x4 and spool bearing size 5x11x4. Hedgehog is known for their dress up parts and bearings. Due to the small clearance gaps and small pores in the carbon or orifice, particles present in. Air bearings in general have a proven track record having been employed in coordinate measuring machines for 20 years. If our definition of sound is air molecules vibrating, then yes, the. Despite the fact many of todays reels come equipped with adequate enough components to get our casting and retrieving duties done, the term good enough is rarely adequate. And they are filled up with the alchemy oil developed only for the bearing, and are shipped. Air bfs 2 bearings a pack micro stainless ball bearing. Jun 25, 20 boca bearing or hedgehog studio bearings sign in to follow this.
The great majority of these demands are met by some combination of. The ideal components for building frictionless rotary motion, new way radial air bearings provide a fast, madetoorder solution. Hedgehog studios kattobi air ceramic bearing replacement i got me a pair of hedgehog studios air ceramic bearings which are much. Please enjoy the upgrade of your reel hedgehog studio air bearing. Gb with air bearings for the oilfree compression and circulation of air optimized aerodynamics and electromagnetics for high efficiency compatible with converters cc120 or cc2303500 products 1. New model of air bearing, which has overwhelming rotation capacity, is now released. Hedgehog studio is a shop specialized in tuning fishing reels. In this type of bearing a fixed surface and a moving surface are separated by a series of lubricated balls that run in special tracks or races.
Since the static fea of the box slide shows that the airfilm thickness varies from 6 to 12 microns over the top face of the air stage, an average airfilm gap of 9 microns is used. Design of air bearing system for fine motion application. Performance increases are most notable when casting lighter weights. In this research, we are interested to investigate the. These include high precision linear bearings, air bearing slideways, cylindrical sleeves and air pads. Another factor that is crucial in achieving high precision is that the reproducibility be 0. Please experiance the ultimate rotation performance of air bearing. This bearing i plan to install in my t3 mx side plate bearing size 3x10x4 and spool bearing size 5x11x4. Air supplied to the bearing requires special filtration. Kattobi tuning kitkattobi tuning kit hedgehogstudio. The many technical advantages of air bearings such as near zero friction and wear, high speed and high precision capabilities, and no oil lubrication requirements. Hedgehog studio air bearing alchemy oil ball bearing remover. Once you try the air and cast it, you can feel the di.
Hedgehog studio has an outstanding product, i have bought three of these, two to give to a couple of friends. Foil air bearings are selfacting hydrodynamic bearings that use ambient air as the lubricant instead of oil. Mar 26, 2018 i finally put the pricey hedgehog studios air bearings to the test against the stock shimano sarb after a basic cleaning on the casting field daiwa, shimano, abu garcia, lews, kastking, quantum. Hedgehog studio zhi ball bearing kit 2 bearings for spools availability. The abs positioning stage is a high precision, granite base, air bearing positioning stage for high end positioning applications. These do make a substantial difference to both casting distance and casting ease 5g lure on a imx loomis cr721 running 20 lb braid though the improvement is smaller for the calais which already has great spool bearings as stock.
545 1380 29 569 342 691 1063 350 148 320 684 920 742 90 613 929 1357 82 1606 42 1173 1395 1451 568 451 1303 366 19 1260 113 445 615 473 855 791 109