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Besides woodworking my other pass time is fishing. Most people serious about fishing will routinely break down their reels into pieces, strip and clean every part, soak bearings in acetone to clean them, then oil them, grease gears, and then reassemble it all. This is said to be done for performance increases, to ensure no problems arise during tournaments, and to preserve the reel and make it last.
I've noticed that router bit bearings appear to be the same as the stock bearings in fishing reels, they look as if they're the ABEC 3 type, but I never lube them at all for fear the oil would get on my wood project. With them spinning at 25000 RPMs with no lube, and no doubt with a little wood dust in them, this seems it would be brutal but the bearings don't seem to be affected.
I've noticed that router bit bearings appear to be the same as the stock bearings in fishing reels, they look as if they're the ABEC 3 type, but I never lube them at all for fear the oil would get on my wood project. With them spinning at 25000 RPMs with no lube, and no doubt with a little wood dust in them, this seems it would be brutal but the bearings don't seem to be affected.