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

[Faber McMullen]

Denny:

is that 4" center to center across the shaft or running with the shaft?

Faber


On Mar 25, 2009, at 9:19 PM, The Foster's wrote:

> 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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