[Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block Mill SN: 3287 - 16" Meadow Mills

[Faber McMullen]

Joe:

Thanks for the info.  I may definitely need a piece made.  I think I  
could fairly easily make the outside profile of one out of wood, but I  
would have trouble getting the
inside part where the shaft goes smooth and a true radius.  I could  
maybe have it flat and explain to the machinist that it will couple to  
a 1.3/4" shaft and they
could put the radius in a casting.  If someone on the list has one  
they could loan us to use as a pattern for a casting that would be 50X  
easier.

Concerning a rebuild, I would love to have come to your place, but I  
wasn't sure folks who would come would have as much knowledge as John  
Baily as
everyone on the forum kept directing me to him.  I learned a lot in  
the several hours we spent together.
He mentioned he'd never been to your place, and we talked about the  
idea of  once I've done this rebuild we could go up there and have a  
working seminar
and show folks what all we've learned.  I'm going to look for another  
mill that we could redo and I could perhaps donate it to a cultural  
museum that we're
wanting to build here in Navasota.  I could bring it to Starr  
Homeplace and we could do a weekend seminar.  Once I've done it, I  
will understand what we
need to have to make it happen in a 2-3 day period to give people the  
satisfaction of seeing one happen completely.

On this part, let's wait a day or so and see if anyone has an extra  
part to sell me or for me to make a casting from.  Thanks again for  
your offer to come
to Starr Homeplace.  I look forward to meeting you in the future.

Kindest Regards,
Faber



On Mar 21, 2009, at 2:54 PM, cen66133 at centurytel.net wrote:

> Faber,
> One other alternative is to borrow the piece and have one cast at a  
> small job foundry - not as expensive as you might think, though it  
> will probably require some machine shop work too.  We had a rocker  
> arm cast for an engine for $30.00.  The freight for shipping the  
> original to and from Oregon was more than the cost of having the  
> casting done.  I have friends who know of a foundry doing that kind  
> of work in Mobile.  We will eventually be able to do it here. You  
> can also carve an original of wood - or make one of pyroclastic clay  
> (fimo) though this shrinks.  Really doesn't take long to carve one  
> of wood using a side grinder , band saw, etc.
> We have a machinist who will probably be here working at our  
> blacksmiths hammer in - but ultimately - you are better off having  
> all the pieces parts and workmen in the same place.
>
> Later,
> Joe Rolfe
> Starr Homeplace
>
> P.S.
> Sorry I couldn't get up a crew to do your rebuild for you - it would  
> have been a lot of fun.  Everyone is stuck in their own ruts I guess  
> -- including me.  All are still, and will always be, welcome here.  www.StarrHomeplace.org
>
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