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drilling for Oil-lite bushings

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Reido

05-27-2005 08:29:40




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Howdy All,
My old Hand crank drill press uses poured Babbets, for the spindle shaft to run in and they are well worn. Is there any reason that I could'nt have a machine shop drill them out too accept a bushing? Thanks
Reido




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Fred OH

05-29-2005 15:39:15




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 Re: drilling for Oil-lite bushings in reply to Reido, 05-27-2005 08:29:40  
If you got money to spare...do it with oilite bushings but if you want to do it quick, a torch to melt out the old babbit and a clay dam at the bottom and pour it full of new/used melted babbit. Then before it cools, rap the shaft with a lead hammer to give it a little clearance between the babbit and the shaft and use it. You can smoke the shaft black with the torch to keep the babbit from sticking to it. Put some oil in it and it will wear out a couple of more arms. If you"re worried about this time about losing the location for the tooth depth on the gear at the top...put some thin paper between the teeth to give it just a dab of clearance. Don"t have any oil or water in it or it may splatter the melted babbit back on you. You"ll only do that once! Cheers, Fred OH

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Tom in central Pa.

05-29-2005 09:19:19




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 Re: drilling for Oil-lite bushings in reply to Reido, 05-27-2005 08:29:40  
I'm often frustrated when I take something apart, it looks like it has DRY oilite bushings.
As if someone missed the process of pushing the oil into the bushings. Maybe the assembler didn't want to get their hands dirty or wet?



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MAC,IL

05-27-2005 12:40:03




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 Re: drilling for Oil-lite bushings in reply to Reido, 05-27-2005 08:29:40  
I have used many oil impregnated bushings in the past. I dont see any problems whatsoever with doing what you describe.



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Redmud

05-27-2005 12:16:04




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 Re: drilling for Oil-lite bushings in reply to Reido, 05-27-2005 08:29:40  
Reido, You can't beat oil lite for making bearings and bushings. I have a 1915 Overland that has oil lite rod bearings that a machine shop made for me. They wanted me to keep the oil lite that they had left over to machine main bearings, if I ever needed them, the stick of oil lite has been setting on the shop table for three years now, and is still leaking oil..



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mark

05-27-2005 15:38:34




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 Re: drilling for Oil-lite bushings in reply to Redmud, 05-27-2005 12:16:04  
I have been searching for a JD or similar hand cranked corn sheller for 2 years and finally gave up due to the fact the machines are located several hundred miles away or the owners think they are gold plated. Not being affluent nor stupid enough to trade enough cash to finance some toehead 4 years at Yale for a corn sheller, I decided to rebuild a small Root&Heath so I could motor power it. I had a machinist remove the taper from the crank spindle by turning it straight and then align boring the frame, in which were pressed Oilite bushings. A thrust washer was made to keep everything centered so the shaft wouldn't walk. The handle was removed and keyed to accept a pulley. HAR! Dang thing eats corn as fast as you can feed it. I asked the machinist how long I could expect the oilite bushings to last and he replied, they'd be working when I was gone! For inquiring minds, NO the work wasn't cheap, cost me 50 bucks.

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Bret4207

05-30-2005 05:23:56




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 Re: drilling for Oil-lite bushings in reply to mark, 05-27-2005 15:38:34  
Hey Jump! We do get around, don't we. This the rig you're looking for the pulley for? Tpr Bret



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