Quote Originally Posted by Ricardoco View Post
As for type of bearing I think Jonathan has hit the nail on the head. from a self fabrication point of view, I found that angular contact bearings and the housings were easier to use.
If my current thinking is on-track then I'm hoping the basic homebrew block would look something like this:

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