SALT-N-Pepper Premium Caged Bearings
Premium Caged Ceramic Bearings 3/16” pivot. (0.0625”) - Balls
Phosphor Bronze Retainer
Ceramic balls cannot rust, provide smooth action, and path perfectly around knife pivot.
- Premium Retainer Cage CNC Precision Machined from Solid Phosphor Bronze.
- Ten Hardened 1/16” (0.0625") Grade 5, Ceramic Balls
- (5) Silicon Nitride, (black) grade 5
- (5) Zirconia Ceramic Balls, (white) grade 5
- Improved Pathing around the pivot.
- Inside diameter 0.189” made to fit standard 3/16” pivot barrel.
- Outside diameter of the cage is 0.370” and fits into a 3/8” counterbore
- Increased ball count increases blade support.
- Hand Lapped, and Hand Assembled
- Gillian’s Highest Performing Bearing
- Balls Pre-Installed
- 100% Made in the USA
Dimensions
- ID .189"
- OD .370"
Ordering
One set equals two individual caged bearings.
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A little stiffness popping the bearing in the knife but there are smoother action
The bearings areexcellent I did need a little time to install the bearings on the knife because they don’t want to slip into place I kinda have to role and pop them into place but they do work
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The bearings super smooth but don’t fit my 87 balisong
Probably the best bearing action that I have experienced wen I role them with my fingers but they won’t fit the 87 85 or 82 balisong
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3/16” Salt-n-Pepper Premium Caged Ceramic Bearings - (0.0625”)
Installed in a McNees PM Mac 2 Gen 2 - these bearings are hands down better than the stock bearings and even better than another well known bearing offering. Fit perfectly and are very smooth in operation. Will be adding to my other McNees knives.
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The best!
Put these in my Paysan and they are fantastic. Salt n peppers are my #1 choice for any knife with bearings. Can’t beat them! Chris is not only a great craftsmen, but his customer service is top notch also!
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Shocked!
I have had another brand of ceramic bearings in my smock since shortly after I purchased it and thinking I had the smoothest action I could ever get. I have been totally satisfied with them bearings since day one. One day years later I watched a YT video on bearing swaps, and the fella was putting some bearings in a sumo, an they looked different than the other bearings, black & white balls hmm? so I ordered them and they came,, well they are so much better than the original steel bearings it came with, and they didn't have them for the sumo on the other bearing makers site, so what the heck! When I was on the Gillian site, I ordered some for the smock, like I stated earlier I was quite content with the action the previous bearings had, but after installation of salt & peppers,,,,, HOLY SNOT!, it opens on the thought of opening it, and has never been smoother! I never thought it could've been possible to be so slicky smooth, it was almost fall shutty with the skiffs, and now with the Gillians salt & peppers, It has absolutely a drop shut action! So short answer, These bearings, in my opinion, are at this moment in time, the best knife bearings on the market, hands down! If I am wrong Let me know whose better.
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Bearings
Absolutely better than the reate bronze cage bearings
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Salt & Pepper Bearings
Best bearings on the market! I have installed these on all of my knives that have bearings and wouldn’t even consider bearings from a different manufacturer. The product is fantastic, customer service is great and quality is superb. Thank you for a great product and service.
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Best Protech Malibu Upgrade
Upgraded the bearings in my Protech Malibu. Skiff bearings didn’t perform any better than original, so I gave Gillian bearings a try. Best bearings in the Malibu by far. Very happy with the results!
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The Best Bearings I’ve tried
I put these in in two of my penas and those two knives have the best action out of my collection. I have other aftermarket bearings in most of my knives and sometimes you can’t tell the difference. These two are a different story. The action is beyond smooth on both of them. I HIGHLY recommend them!