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

[gritsnc at gmail.com]

Ken should be posting the pics of my bearing pour to maybe help in your new
cap purchase. Doing the top is the easiest using a grease cup as the sprue
and Play Doe for containing the babbitt. I also drilled a small vent hole on
the car end of the long cap to reduce the cold shut. You may not have to do
that. But it doesn't hurt as it seals itself up.
Good luck,
Ron

2009/3/25 The Foster's <foster at ellijay.com>

>  I also have 2 eccentrics here, two different shaft sizes. It appears one
> of these mills had the wooden hopper and the other had a tin hopper. I have
> a lot of small parts and pieces.
>
> Denny
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* gritsnc at gmail.com
> *To:* gristmillers at gristmillers.com
> *Sent:* Monday, March 23, 2009 10:40 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block Mill SN: 3287
> -16"MeadowMills
>
> Would you have the eccentric for that mill as well? Lke to replace the
> sidewinder I have.
> Ron
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:03 PM, The Foster's <foster at ellijay.com> 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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