I just giggle about all the trouble Y'all go to using bearings. V blocks or improvised V blocks with smooth rounded surface so not to score the shaft and will accomplish the same results for the home builder. Yes I do understand a quality built fixture for the professional builder not wanting possible score marks for aesthetic selling point. If the shafts are truly round V blocks will give the same results as the best abec bering. I am a trained machinist since 1974. Prove me wrong.
I just gigle when others think some don't apreciate a rounder wheel! I mean it's ok, if you don't want it to be better than you can buy, or pleasing to use, some don't figure its worth doing, function is priority, but some have pride in what they put their time in and want it look as good as it works, pride also can be appreciated in smooth and precise, more than just saying , but it works as good as his,,, really?
I do things for myself, because I want it my way knowing others can have the same thing, just not like mine, I never wanted to spend my time knowing it will work but won't work as well or look as good as others. I would rather have smoother, quicker less jumpy as well as know that it looks as good and works as good as you can buy.
When I super tune a baitcast reel, it don't make it catch more fish, but it sure puts a bigger smile on my face when I turn the handle and feel a difference, the more I spin it. The factory bearings were smooth on the $300.00 reel, at least to me they were,,,, till I flushed, relubed, and replaced them with better bearings,,, now I know the difference, and why the bigger smile.
When I spin my concentricity gauge checking ammo I prefer the dial indicator to stay on the 10,000th mark its on when I spin it till their is a change, it does on bearings. On v blocks it's more jumpy and takes longer to get them same results, the cost of going to bearings were well worth the pleasure using it though,,,, at least to me.
