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

[The Foster's]

I finally got time to measure the holes and these are 4" apart center to 
center.

Denny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Faber McMullen" <faber at mssblue.net>
To: <gristmillers at gristmillers.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block Mill SN: 
3287-16"Meadow Mills


> 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: 
>> 287  -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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