X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:12:34 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 842565 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:00:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.1d9.4981f5af (2519) for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:59:45 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1d9.4981f5af.30b43801@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:59:45 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Bearings Instead of Sleeves for the Control Sticks X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1132649985" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1132649985 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit While Drew and I were in Redmond, Tim showed us the bearings and the small aluminum spacer that goes in between the bearings. He pulled the parts from inventory and we got a bill in the mail. Tim told us we'd have to do a little machining on our sticks, that any decent machine shop would know how to machine for the bearings. Drew's already installed them, not sure what was involved at the machine shop. The bearings look like the ones my kids use in their skateboards. I think one of the engineers referred to them at ABEC 5. Mine are still in the bags and I think there's a part number on them. The only custom part is the spacer. Maybe Drew could post his experience on having his stick drilled out to accommodate the bearings. It sounds like Drew and I got some special deal that they aren't planning on offering to everybody. I'm not sure what the big deal is with doing the modification ourselves. Mike Easley Colorado Springs -------------------------------1132649985 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

While Drew and I were in Redmond, Tim showed us the bearings and the sm= all=20 aluminum spacer that goes in between the bearings. He pulled the parts= =20 from inventory and we got a bill in the mail. Tim told us we'd have to= do=20 a little machining on our sticks, that any decent machine shop would know ho= w to=20 machine for the bearings.

Drew's already installed them, not sure what was involved at the machin= e=20 shop. The bearings look like the ones my kids use in their=20 skateboards. I think one of the engineers referred to them at ABEC=20 5. Mine are still in the bags and I think there's a part number on=20 them. The only custom part is the spacer.

Maybe Drew could post his experience on having his stick drilled out to= =20 accommodate the bearings.

It sounds like Drew and I got some special deal that they aren't planni= ng=20 on offering to everybody. I'm not sure what the big deal is with doing= the=20 modification ourselves.

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

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