Need help detrmining bearing sizes to reload grandpa's bit brace

[Kurtis Johnson]

Gentle restoration is complete, and all parts back together now. Lubed and waxed, ready to go. Works beautifully. I think my dad would have appreciated it. I'm sure going to enjoy using it. Thanks everybody for all the help!

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[Geoff Emms]

Excellent result Kurtis.

[Jim Koepke]

That looks great for a brace that had rust inhibiting the selector.

jtk

[Nicholas Lawrence]

Kurtis, that looks fantastic. My restorations have been on making them functional, but you have made that one look practically new. Well done.

[Geoff Emms]

Kurtis, if you wanted to, you could grip the thread of the ball retaining screw in a soft jaw vise, saw the head off, file the face smooth, cut a slot in it with the hacksaw and put it back in place. You might need to put a spot of some type of thread lock on it prior to replacing.
Cheers,
Geoff.

[Kurtis Johnson]

Kurtis, if you wanted to, you could grip the thread of the ball retaining screw in a soft jaw vise, saw the head off, file the face smooth, cut a slot in it with the hacksaw and put it back in place. You might need to put a spot of some type of thread lock on it prior to replacing.
Cheers,
Geoff.

You know, I had thought of a few solutions to that, but your idea was not one of them. That would be an elegant solution. I might just do that. Thanks for the suggestion!