Quote Originally Posted by Voicecoil View Post
+1 The advantage of roller bearings is the huge radial load they can take, in this case the axial is more significant I think. However there are one or two sizes of tapered rollers that are easily available at a very attractive price which might swing it ;-)
If you will be milling steel using 3 inch cutters yes, not in a 3m woodworking machine case scenario. But don't listen to me, put that bearings there cause they are cheap.And see what happens.