Torlon ball bearings

[Ian_Edwards]

I need some Torlon 1/4 inch ball bearings for the cars on the mast track.
Each car needs 38.
Selden are asking £1.58 plus vat for each ball bearing!
Needless to say I think this very expensive.
Has anyone else come across this and found an alternative Chester source?

 

[pvb]

Not in Chester, but a bit cheaper.... http://www.marinechandlery.com/traveller-torlon-ball-bearings

 

[Javelin]

Ronstan, Lewmar and Harken all supply them in various sizes.
I buy mine from DrakePlastics in Belgium when I'm refurbishing stuff.
I think they're American by memory, should be able to google them.

 

[thinwater]

McMaster Carr has them

 

[vyv_cox]

Torlon is an expensive material, polyimide-amide. No doubt cheaper suppliers can be found as suggested above but it is never going to be cheap.

 

[Ian_Edwards]

I need about 230 of these, I lost the ball bearings from 6 cars when the mast track failed. So it's worth a bit of time searching and a asking questions.
There also appear to be 2 grades and I need the stronger more expensive version.
I don't like Marine Chandeless, as in the earlier post. My experience when dealing g with then isn't good. But there price of 32p is attractive if they are the correct grade.
I can get the correct grade from Ronstan for 71p plus vat.
I can't find them on ebay in the UK.
Thanks for the help do far.

 

[alahol2]

Harken a bit cheaper...
http://www.sailboats.co.uk/harken-torlon-balls-for-hi-load-cars-21?m=simple&gclid=Cj0KEQjw9tW5BRDk29KDnqWu4fMBEiQAKj7sp_Lv5oILqjOz9NoLyLJlo7AeVaasqsZx7ZGGMUEkwh0aAhkg8P8HAQ

 

[thinwater]

McMaster Carr has them

$0.34 USD each.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#9593K17

 

[savageseadog]

Sure they're 1/4 inch? They could be 6mm.

 

[Ian_Edwards]

I'm told by Allspars the Selden agents that they have to be 1/4 inch.