Vulcan Bearings
Any path through a Vulcan tech tree will probably end up needing a lot of bearings. Good bearings get expensive quickly. If we can manufacture our own, that would fit the goals. This would require some extensive research.
- Slew: I really like this because it should be able to take radial and axial load. But the friction may be too high. It also works well with 3D printing.
- Spherical roller thrust: Also can take radial and axial load.
- Babbit Bearing: Kind of fits our model well, requires attention, but it can be very performant.