Learn about Boca Bearings Clean Touch

Sep 18, 2025

Boca Bearings

[VIDEO] Learn about Boca Bearings Clean Touch

Unlocking the Abu Ambassadeur 7000C Synchro: Service Tips and a Smart Bearing Upgrade

Sep 16, 2025

Boca Bearings

If you love classic gear with a clever twist, the Abu Ambassadeur 7000C Synchro is a reel to appreciate. It’s a unique variant in the 7000 series, featuring a “Synchro” drag concept that feels similar to a lever drag in its ability to quickly adjust drag within a set range. That makes it great for on-the-fly control when a fish surges and you need instant, predictable drag changes without fumbling.

15 Years Of Service Celebration - Ramon Maldonado

Aug 01, 2025

Boca Bearings

Boca is proud to celebrate one of our longest-serving employees, Ramon Maldonado, on his 15th anniversary with the company. Our Years of Service program recognizes and rewards dedication and commitment by offering meaningful awards and time off at key milestones.

[VIDEO] Boca Bearing Moki 2.10 Bearing Installation

Jun 19, 2025

Boca Bearings

Hello again and welcome to another bearing installation video featuring Bokeh bearings today I'm going to be installing a set of bearings in my Moki 210 two-stroke engine so let's go straight to the table

[VIDEO] Shimano Bantam Coriolis. How to utilize Hybrid Ceramic Fishing Reel Bearings from Boca Bearings

Jun 17, 2025

Boca Bearings

In this video learn how to utilize hybrid ceramic fishing reel bearings from Boca Bearings to improve the performance of your fishing reels. In this video I show how to service the Shimano Bantam Coriolis bait casting fishing reel and compare the before and after performance of the bearings.

5 Common Myths About Bearings—Busted!

May 07, 2025

Boca Bearings

If you’re working with skateboards, machinery, or industrial equipment, you know how crucial bearings are. But with so much information out there, it’s easy to get caught up in myths and misconceptions. At Boca Bearings, we’re here to clear the air and help you make smarter choices.

The Ultimate Guide to Go Kart Bearings: Boost Performance with Boca Bearings

May 01, 2025

Boca Bearings

When it comes to optimizing your go kart’s performance, every component counts—especially the bearings. High-quality go kart bearings reduce friction, improve handling, and increase speed, helping you get that competitive edge on the track. One brand leading the way in performance and innovation is Boca Bearings, with its advanced line of LBT Ceramic Hybrid Go Kart Bearings.

Update on a Micro-Turbine Jet Engine

Apr 24, 2025

Boca Bearings

Boca Bearings is a proud sponsor of the Western New England University School of Engineering. We were thrilled to receive their video update showcasing their micro-turbo jet engine running on Boca Bearings.

Earth Day: Boca Bearings Commitment to Sustainability

Apr 21, 2025

Boca Bearings

Innovating Through the Ceramics Expo Conference. April 29-30, 2025. Novi, Michigan. Booth 1709

Apr 21, 2025

Boca Bearings

We are excited to announce that Boca Bearings will be attending the upcoming Ceramics Expo, this April 29-30, 2025, a pivotal event for stakeholders in the technical ceramics supply chain. This expo is more than just an opportunity for networking; it represents our commitment to staying ahead of the curve in innovation and technology within our ceramic bearing industry.

Exploring the Advantages of Full Ceramic Bearings for High-Performance Applications

Apr 14, 2025

Boca Bearings

As technology progresses and demands for higher efficiency and durability in industrial applications intensify, the materials we choose for components are more critical than ever. One such advancement is the use of full ceramic radial deep groove bearings, made entirely from ceramic materials. In this newsletter, we will discuss the significant advantages these bearings offer over traditional steel bearings and explore the various applications where they excel.

[VIDEO] 2025 USA National STEM Finals Competition

Apr 10, 2025

Boca Bearings

Boca Bearings is honored to be a proud sponsor of Aeros Racing and we extend our heartfelt congratulations on their remarkable achievement in winning the 2025 USA National Finals Competition. This outstanding success is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire team. Congratulations once again, and keep up the good work!

Five Phases of a Bearing's Lifespan

Apr 09, 2025

Boca Bearings

Bearings represent a fundamental element in a vast array of machines, systems, and assets, serving as essential components that facilitate smooth and efficient movement by minimizing friction between moving parts. To ensure their optimal performance and extended lifespan, it is vital to comprehend the lifecycle of a bearing, which can be categorized into a framework known as the Five Key Stages of a Bearing's Life: 1.Manufacturing 2.Application and Design 3.Storage and Handling Best Practices 4.Installation and Setup Best Practices 5.Service Life, Maintenance, and Lubrication

Silence is Golden: Explore Our New EMQ Bearings for Noise-Sensitive Applications!

Mar 24, 2025

Boca Bearings

EMQ bearings are designed to operate with extremely low noise levels, making them perfect for electric motors and other applications where silence is golden. So, what makes them so quiet? A combination of factors including; surface finish, ball grade, ring roundness, cage design, and manufacturing precision—all tailored to reduce noise. Today, let’s dive into Electric Motor Quality (EMQ.)

Precision Engineering in Action: EMQ Bearings Across Key Industries

Mar 17, 2025

Boca Bearings

EMQ Bearings operates across a variety of applications, leveraging its expertise in precision engineering to meet the specific demands of different industries. Here are three key applications where EMQ Bearings plays a critical role:

How Grease Keeps Bearings Running: A Deep Dive for Engineers

Mar 17, 2025

Boca Bearings

In this BOCA Innovation newsletter, we will explore the benefits of well-greased bearings. If you’re involved in the engineering world, especially in machinery, you know that keeping things running smoothly is crucial. Let’s talk about something that might seem simple but is pretty complex: grease in bearings.

[VIDEO] Abu Ambassadeur 5600 C4 How to Service Including an Upgrade to Hybrid Ceramic Boca Bearings.

Mar 13, 2025

Boca Bearings

Attention Anglers! Let's take your fishing game to the next level! Check out our latest video from our friend, Dennis Kuntz: “Abu Ambassadeur 5600 C4 How to Service Including an Upgrade to Hybrid Ceramic Boca Bearings.”

[VIDE0] Bearing Installation Saito FA-100 and Saito FA-125

Mar 05, 2025

Boca Bearings

Installation of Boca Bearings High Performance bearings into two customer engines.

Update from The The Snowbird Nationals

Feb 12, 2025

Boca Bearings

Our friend Mike shares that "The Snowbird Nationals went awesome. Had a record year with over 650 entries from around the World in attendance. We had Boca Bearings sponsor the Saturday night Bump N' Run again and had custom awards with your logo."

Bionic Tigers (High School Robotics Team)

Jan 14, 2025

Boca Bearings

Epic Adventure at the Swiss Epic Series

Oct 21, 2024

Boca Bearings

When it comes to mountain biking, the Swiss Epic Series is a name that resonates with enthusiasts around the globe. This is one of the premier stage races in the world, a rite of passage for serious riders. It’s almost a given that anyone who races mountain bikes has heard about it.

Aeros Racing Team Car Progress

Aug 31, 2024

Boca Bearings

On this blog we celebrate the car design and progress of our sponsored team, Aeros Racing. Boca Bearings is a proud supporter of this great team.

Wishing you a Happy Fourth of July

Jul 01, 2024

Boca Bearings

As we gear up to celebrate the Fourth of July, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a happy and safe holiday weekend. Whether you're planning a backyard barbecue, watching fireworks, or enjoying some time outdoors, we hope you’ll have a fantastic time celebrating our nation's independence. In the spirit of independence and freedom, we are excited to announce our off-the-shelf expansion of bearings for the following applications:

Exciting updates and accomplishments from the FAU Human Powered Submarine Team

May 07, 2024

Boca Bearings

We love getting updates and reports from the FAU Submarine Club. Check out their interesting accomplishments and what they have in the works in the near future.

National Employee Appreciation Day|Employee of the Quarter, Michael Rudinsky

Mar 01, 2024

Boca Bearings

Today at Boca Bearings we celebrate Employee Appreciation Day. Employee Appreciation Day is the day we celebrate and recognize the hard work and dedication of our employees who make our bearing businesses successful.

Mechanical Orrery

Nov 01, 2023

Nathan Fournier

I recently found this project on Prusa's Printables website after considering doing an orrery for a few months as a potential project. This model can be found on the Printables website at this link. Within the print, the positions of the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are represented and their relation to each other depending on the time of year.

Go Kart Bumpers

Aug 16, 2023

James Laumeyer

The go kart is rapidly drawing to a close we are dotting our I’s and crossing our T’s to ensure everything is in compliance for the power-wheels racing circuit. This week the cart has ticked one more thing off the checklist as it now has bumpers!

Go Kart: Battery Box is Necessary for Lithium Batteries

Aug 15, 2023

James Laumeyer

! Recently we have made the first of out two battery boxes out of a .50cal ammo can. This was chosen as an alternative to a custom battery box because they are cheap, readily available, water resistant, and of solid steel construction, so it ticked all the boxes for significantly cheaper than making a custom battery box.

3d Printer Shrouds

Aug 12, 2023

James Laumeyer

Recently things have been looking a little different around our 3d printer workstation. While we love our Prusa MK3 machines they do have one problem, they don’t have any shroud to keep the print warm.

Strider Robot Progress

Jul 24, 2023

Nicholas Cordero

After taking up a very cool and interesting project controlled by your own cellular device, the strider robot came with lots of challenging aspects, specifically coding wise.

A Very Happy Father's Day

Jun 17, 2023

Boca Bearings

As Father’s Day approaches we would like to wish a wonderful day to all the amazing fathers and father figures at Boca Bearings. A special thank you goes to all the BB dads who are not only dedicated employees working hard to provide for their families but are also dedicated fathers, shaping the minds and futures of the next generation. We also want to take this opportunity to honor all those great dads around the world who have had a tremendous impact on their children's lives.

Andrew Kaye From UF Returns to the BB Internship Program

Jun 05, 2023

Andrew Kaye

I worked for Boca Bearing as a high school senior back in 2019 and 2020. Since then I have gone off to the University of Florida and have worked on a few projects in class and outside of class.

RC KITS JUNE PROMOTION

Jun 01, 2023

Boca Bearings

Revolutionary RC Bearing Kits Unveiled: Taking Performance to New Heights. For the month of June enjoy a 15% off on RC Kits.

Go-Kart Update: 2 Motors Running

Apr 03, 2023

We have a massive update! The kart is able to move under its own power! However, we aren’t out of the woods yet, as with any one-off vehicle there are always issues to sort out and this project is no different.

Installers Wanted

Mar 10, 2023

Boca Bearings

Boca Bearings customers enjoy fishing, RC racing, cycling, motorcycles and more. And we need experienced bearing installers to help guide DIY enthusiasts in each and every category!

Finishing up the Air Hockey Table

Mar 09, 2023

Nicholas Cordero

With its long and tedious, but fun project, the air hockey table comes to a full completion.

Celebrating Michele Baum's Legacy with an Update on the 2022 Scholarship Recipients

Mar 01, 2023

Boca Bearings

Check out the amazing accomplishments of last year's Boca Bearings ACCEL Scholarship recipients! We're so proud of these future engineers, and we can't wait to see what they'll achieve in the future

An Update on the Go-Kart

Feb 27, 2023

James Laumeyer

It has been a while since we have given an update on the go cart and much has changed since the last update. The cart is very nearly drawing towards completion and soon, barring any unforeseen difficulties, Boca Bearings will once again have an operational electric Go cart system.

Hammers uses in STEM Projects

Feb 22, 2023

James Laumeyer

Often people overlook the simple hammer and go off the method of the closest tool is a hammer. Not only can this damage tools it can sometimes unnecessarily cause damage to the thing you’re working on.

Air Hockey: 3D Printed Part Reevaluation

Feb 09, 2023

Nicholas Cordero

As of right now, the air hockey machine is undergoing some 3D printed part reevaluation, as the original files for the project were not compatible with my version of the project. The original pieces are to go with the original dimensions of the walls used, but since I went with a different approach, the 3D parts that I already printed had to be adjusted and reprinted.

Caramel CRC

Jan 12, 2023

Nathan Fournier

Over the past few weeks, I have been working on the Caramel CRC that can be found on PrintedNest. The instructions that come included with this car are extremely detailed and all of the files have the ability to print with no supports, saving a large portion of filament from being wasted. The website also indicates the recommended electronics, making the assembly of the car far more streamlined than having to guess which parts would be ideal.

Air Hockey Table Project : Part I

Dec 29, 2022

Nicholas Cordero

Starting on Boca Bearings brand new air hockey table project, the first thing to be done is to 3D print some parts. Though this is not a very big project, the time it takes to print all of the necessary parts are quite time consuming.

Holiday Message to our Team and Customers

Dec 20, 2022

Boca Bearings

In this holiday season and as we approach a new year, we’re reminded about how grateful we’re for the tireless efforts of the whole Boca Bearings team. It’s thanks to this fantastic team that we have been able to reach this remarkable milestone of turning 35 years old.

Power Wheels : Electronics

Nov 21, 2022

Nicholas Cordero

Alongside the mechanical aspects of building a go kart, come the tedious challenges of wiring everything up correctly. Making sure everything is getting proper voltage, nothing more and nothing less, ensures that our kart will function just the way we want to.

Pulley - Lawnmower

Nov 01, 2022

James Laumeyer

Continuing with the race mower project one of the last major issues was the thing just keeps eating its belts. When we would run it it would go for a few minutes before the belt heated up to a point it was melting, stretching, and tearing itself apart.

Vampire Bunny Moon

Oct 17, 2022

Michael Rudinsky

The Vampire Bunny Moon was created by using Lithophanemaker.com to create the half moon, half bunny.

Brake DOT5

Oct 06, 2022

Boca Bearings

While at first glance one might think break fluid is break fluid, you put it in bleed the system and you're good to go. And while in most cases that is true there is one notable exception that being DOT5 brake fluid.

...And Just Like That October is Here!

Oct 01, 2022

Boca Bearings

For Boca Bearings October is an exceptional month. This month the nation raises breast cancer awareness.

Meet our new intern: Nicholas Cordero

Sep 23, 2022

Boca Bearings

We are please to welcome Nicholas to our internship program for the fall.

Workshop and STEM internship

Sep 12, 2022

Boca Bearings

The Boca Bearing Workshop was founded in August of 2014 with the goal of creating an environment to promote creativity and innovation. This initiative was designed to allow Boca Bearing employees and engineering students alike, to collaborate on projects using 3D printers, CNC machines, and other equipment.

Troubleshooting PWM

Sep 09, 2022

James Laumeyer

If you have ever worked with anything involving motor control you're probably familiar with PWM or Pulse Width Modulation.

RC Print-in-Place car

Aug 29, 2022

Nathan Fournier

Throughout the Fall, I will be working on various 3D printed remote control projects. The first of these projects will be a printed-in-place car with a working drive axle and front-wheel drive. This model is the latest revision of the Gamma car found on Thingiverse

FAU-Human Powered Submarine

Aug 22, 2022

Boca Bearings

Florida Atlantic University’s Human Powered Submarine (HPS) team traveled to England in July 2022 to take part in the European International Submarine Races (EISR). The HPS members competed against teams from various universities around the world in the 11-day event, in competitions that tested various characteristics of the teams’ submarines, including speed and maneuverability.

Robotic Arm: Completion

Aug 15, 2022

Nathan Fournier

Over the past few weeks, I have continued working on the EezyBot MK2 Robotic Arm found on Thingiverse. The assembly and printing of the robotic arm were relatively simple, however, wiring and solving power issues for the arm have taken quite some time.

Robotic Arm: Development stage

Aug 12, 2022

Nathan Fournier

As my Boca Bearings comparison tower project is now complete, I had to look for what I could do next. After scouring Thingiverse through many questionable things to 3D print, including a T-rex shower curtain holder, I found a robotic arm that had very straightforward instructions and many other users creating their own version.

Pinball Upgrade

Aug 08, 2022

James Laumeyer

After maker fair 2021 the pinball machine was feeling a little rough, two days of kids smashing buttons nonstop meant parts broke, coils started getting over heated from the excessive use, and relays failed. By the end of the even the machine was still functional but 3 relays died, the main launching system was getting weak from the coil not having enough cool down time, and a handful of 3d printed playfield pieces broke.

Drivetrain Design in CAD

Aug 05, 2022

Marc zum Tobel

Going by the preliminary design I created in CAD I have been designing the rear drivetrain assembly of the power wheels kart with the twin alternators as motors.

Drivetrain and Major Components

Aug 04, 2022

Marc zum Tobel

As James and I begin designing the chassis for the electric go kart we must also take into account the drivetrain,major electronics and motor controllers, as well as wheels/tires and axles.

Bearing Towers: Fully operational

Jul 20, 2022

Nathan Fournier

Through the past few weeks of working on this bearing comparison tower, I’ve faced many technical difficulties through prototyping, designing, and other issues. Many of these issues not only helped me find a better way to complete this project but also gave me a better understanding of how to effectively prototype in engineering which will assist me in the future.

Stepper Motor Drive Train

Jul 18, 2022

James Laumeyer

This week I have been working on the proof of concept utilizing a stepper motor drive train for our new power wheels cart system.