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Phlyr

12-10-2000 11:24:15




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I have an old buzz saw arbor that had poured lead bearings. Can anybody tell me how to go about pouring new ones or replacing them in some other way?




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Kerith Ault

12-24-2000 06:05:56




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 Re: Poured Bearings in reply to Phlyr, 12-10-2000 11:24:15  
I have used furnace cement and alum foil to make the dam.Let it set up first



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Phylr

12-26-2000 19:17:13




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 Re: Re: Poured Bearings in reply to Kerith Ault, 12-24-2000 06:05:56  
Thanks guys. I think you gave me what I need to know for pouring the bearings. I will, however, need to know how to contact Sid at little giant.



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Ol Snuffy

12-16-2000 13:05:38




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 Re: Poured Bearings in reply to Phlyr, 12-10-2000 11:24:15  
Phlyr, I have poured quite a few babbit bearings for sawmill equipment. Here is what I know about it. There are quite a few differant grades of babbit so be sure and tell your source that you want bearing babbit or packing babbit, "no nickel" Clean your shaft and bearing housing as good as you can. Then like the other fella said figure out some sort of jig or holder to hold your shaft center in the housing. I use accetalene smoke for a non stick covering, but only smoke the shaft. The babbit will shrink slightly when it cools so this will add to the clearance. You will need to put something around shaft on the lower end of the housing to keep the babbit from running straight through. I use a black tary stuff that is intended for that purpose, do not know the proper name for it, but it is commomly called "bear sh-t". Your supplier, given that bit of info can probably fix ya up. All this done, then pour your bearing. Make sure that your babbit is HOT. The hotter it is the better it will flow. Also when you get ready to pour the babbit make damn sure that there is absolutely NO moisture anywhere around, Moisture and moltin babbit do not mix. When everything is cool disacemble and clean the surfaces up. If there is an oil hole or grease hole in the housing drill the babbit out of it, reassemble everything, oil or grease it and check to see how your clearances are. Shaft should be free but without any slack. If it should be a little tight you can carefully scrape a slight amount of the babbit from the bore of your bearing until it is right, usually only .002" to .003" keep in mind that if you screw up all you have to do is melt the babbit out and try again. If you have any other questions just E-Mail me I'll be glad to help ya if I can. Snuffy

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BlueLight

12-10-2000 14:42:55




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 Re: Poured Bearings in reply to Phlyr, 12-10-2000 11:24:15  
The material they use, babbit, can be purchased at the better hardware stores,steel fabrication yards or bearing supply outlets.
A couple of years ago it was 5 pounds for 15$
canadian. This is what I heard years ago when I visited
the ship yards back east. To repair the stuffing
box bearings on propeller shafts they would clean
the shaft and prepare a method of centering the shaft in the alley along with 2 dams to hold the
babbit when it's poured. One of the dams would
have a small hole to pour the babbit. Then they would pass a candle back and forth all around the shaft where the molten babbit will be placed. This
would create a black wax deposit that will allow for the correct clearance. Make sure all the
shaft is covered or the babbit will stick to it. They would place the shaft back in position and check for allignment and then pour the babbit in the hole. Remove the shaft and drill a small hole
dead center opposite load bearing side for a oil
hole. Hope this helps.

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Take a look at this

12-10-2000 12:21:28




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