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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Good article- - - -thanks! When I was stationed in Okinawa a local machine shop did a lot of Babbit work, re-pouring various types pillow blocks and other cast-in-place bearings. I used to hang around and watch when I could get time off from fixing the electronics on B-52's. I'm doing a rebuild on a 1928 Model A soon, and it's possible I might have to re-pour the main bearings. A machine shop near my farm has a portable line bore machine so I'll make a mandrel a few thousandths undersize, rough-pour the bearings, and get them to do the finish boring. That should be a lot less time-consuming than scrape-fitting all the bearings!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 160 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 160 | When my dad poured a brng. he would wrap the mandrel with one layer of newspaper then spiral wrap that with string. This would cast a grease groove in the brng. And no the paper wouldn't burn. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 | That's a great idea. I bet using a wire would work and you could control the depth by using different diameter of wire. | | |
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