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

[Faber McMullen]

Denny:

That's great news.  Have you checked the bolt hole measurements from  
those that I put on the forum?
If so, please let me know what I need to send you to purchase it from  
you.  I really really appreciate you
going out and digging for me.  The cap for the frame side is the one I  
am missing.  I'll be happy to buy them
both if you care to sell them, or you can keep the one I don't need  
for some other mill one of us may find.

This is a wonderful forum,
Faber




On Mar 22, 2009, at 9:03 PM, The Foster's wrote:

> Faber I looked today and I think I have what you need, I have a set  
> of the bearing caps for the 16" Meadows. Both caps for the frame  
> side and one for the pulley side.
>
> Denny
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faber McMullen"  
> <faber at mssblue.net>
> To: <gristmillers at gristmillers.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block Mill SN: 3287  
> -16"Meadow Mills
>
>
>> Oh Denny, that would be great news indeed.  Yes we are talking the   
>> side opposite the belt pulley.  It is the pillow
>> block that sits outside of the box in which the fixed stone is   
>> cemented. The measurements I took are off of the
>> bottom portion which I still have.  I certainly have time so just  
>> let  me know.  I will be cutting out the new mill pieces
>> during the next couple of weeks at a wood shop here in Navasota.   
>> I  won't reassemble the mill for a month or
>> so.
>>
>> Later,
>> Faber
>>
>>
>> On Mar 22, 2009, at 7:54 AM, The Foster's wrote:
>>
>>> I may have what you are looking for, I have several remains of  
>>> mills that stones were robbed out of. It will take me a day or two  
>>> to sort through and find everything I have. I should have an  
>>> answer for you  in a couple of days if you can wait. I was in an  
>>> out building  yesterday and found the bottom half of the bearing  
>>> for a 16" Meadows  but no top. we are talking about the side  
>>> opposite of the belt  pulley and frame correct?
>>>
>>> Denny
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faber McMullen"  <faber at mssblue.net 
>>> >
>>> To: <gristmillers at gristmillers.com>; <jimfackert at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:39 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block Mill SN:  
>>> 3287  - 16"Meadow Mills
>>>
>>>
>>>> Great idea!  I will probably order a pillow block from McMaster   
>>>> this week and keep looking for the original cap to put it back  
>>>> to  being historically accurate.
>>>> I plan to call Meadow Mills and see if they might have a spare  
>>>> one  for sale.  Can babbitt lead be purchased easily somewhere?
>>>>
>>>> Faber
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 21, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Jim Fackert wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If you are more concerned with cost and efficiency than historic  
>>>>> accuracy (in the short term0 you could replace the old bearing   
>>>>> with  a ball bearing or bronze pillow block from Mcmaster or ww   
>>>>> granger or ebay...
>>>>>
>>>>> google BABBITT to learn about casting babbitt bearings in   
>>>>> place.... lots of how-tos.
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