I tried using a shop vac with a short length of silicone tubing and duct tape. Unfortunately it triggered the bypass even before putting it into the hole. On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 5:40 PM, David VanHorn wrote: > Probably difficult since the casting is magnetic and the bearing may be > stainless steel which is mostly non magnetic. Can you get a tube in > there? You might be able to suck the bearing onto the end and get it out > that way. > > On Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 3:33 PM Jason White gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > A 1/8" steel ball bearing has fallen to the bottom of a 2.5" deep 5/64" > > hole in a large iron casting. > > > > It is feasible to use magnetics to remove the bearing? > > > > I suspect not but perhaps it is a failure of my imagination. > > > > > > The hole is the oil passage to the spindle bearing of a small lathe. Th= e > > ball is blocking oil from entering the spindle bearing and must be > removed. > > > > The ball bearing is loose in the passage. If I could flip the lathe > upside > > down it would probably fall out of the hole. > > > > Currently it seems I will have to tear the lathe apart to get the ball > out. > > > > Thanks, > > Jason White > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 Jason White --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .