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Skate Bearings - Frequently Asked Questions

Skates and skateboards use precision bearings to enable them to run smoothly. They don't require high precision bearings. Abec 1 precision is acceptable for skates and skateboards.

Beware of sales pitches that are embellished with technical sounding terms. You will often find that the more technical jargon that is contained in a sales pitch, the less meaningful it will be. If you don't fully understand the jargon, don't assume that it must mean something good.

Beware of sales pitches using excessive positive sounding adjectives, which when you think about it are really not measurable facts. By this we mean, look out for repetitive use of words like "super", "mega", "turbo", "extra", "improved", "heavy duty". Most of these phrases could legitimately be used to describe just about anything because they are not measurable qualities. A cassette player is improved when compared with a record player. An XT computer is Super Fast compared to an adding machine. Cardboard is heavy duty compared to paper. Plastic is heavy duty compared to cardboard. Steel is heavy duty compared to plastic. Is "Super Hardened" really any different to "Hardened"?

Frequently Asked Questions - Index

You can purchase online at Small Parts and Bearings.

Resellers can log into their accounts on the MBA web site.

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Model Car and Buggy Bearings

Model Engine Bearings

Model Helicopter Bearings

Model Jet Turbine Bearings

Skate Bearings

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Site Summary:
Miniature Bearings Australia offers over 100,000 products including small bearings, timing pulleys, timing belts, seals, o-rings, gears etc - see the full listing in the Online Catalogue. Our main business is through resellers including the online only distributor Small Parts and Bearings and the counter sales distributor H.E. Supplies (Hobby Engineering Supplies). Small Parts and Bearings online sales are located within our building in Dividend Street Mansfield. H.E. Supplies are located just around the corner at 186 Wecker Road Mansfield. There are many other distributors located throughout Australia and Worldwide so there are hundreds of places to buy our product. Using the links at the top of this page you will find extensive information including catalogues (Products and Store link), technical data, and other product specific information.

We sell our product worldwide through distributors. If you are a distributor of mechanical parts such as bearings and power transmission products, and you have an interest in becoming a distributor for Miniature Bearings Australia in your area/country please contact sales@minibearings.com.au with information about your company. Miniature Bearings Australia are a wholesale and OEM supply company only. There are some foreign language introductory pages in French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese available on our site.

If you wish to purchase product online, the Small Parts and Bearings online store is linked directly to the Miniature Bearings Australia online catalogue, so all new MBA products are added automatically to their store. Recent additions include full ceramic bearings in Silicon Nitride and Zirconia, and ceramic hybrid bearings for pushbikes and other applications. New products are being added every week. We also suggest that you may want to take a look at the technical information sites - Shafting Information, Couplings Information, Gearboxes Information and General Engineering Parts Information.

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