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The vibration is so intense without the dampener than it breaks bonds between the atoms in the metal lattice. Its as if you are scooping small random microscopic holes on the material on the inside. Eventually the bearing will fail and it will fail miserably. Its kinda like taking a coat hanger and bending it several times. You can bend it a bunch of times and at the point of the bend, it will still look ok, but it is much weaker. This is because you have broken bonds, and the binding energy is released in the form of heat, which I'm sure you have had the experience of doing.
: As much, if not MORE, than some of the die-hard TT.net people who swear by the pulleys. Please re-read what Carlos Ramirez said down there...just see the logic of it. I know for a fact that the pulleys put the wear you guys speak of on the bearings...but it's the degree that is controversial. And to MOST it's worth it because that degree does not seem too steep. If I was building an all out motor, I'd probably leave one off because the cost vs. gain is too much in that circumstance, but 97% of people here are not in that situation :)
: I've been in both of your situations on an argument...I know how it feels!
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