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. <br>
Good luck,<br>Ron<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/25 The Foster's <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:foster@ellijay.com">foster@ellijay.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">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.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>Denny</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for
pillow block Mill SN: 3287 -16"MeadowMills</div>
<div><br></div>Would you have the eccentric for that mill as well? Lke to
replace the sidewinder I have. <br>Ron<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:03 PM, The Foster's <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:foster@ellijay.com" target="_blank">foster@ellijay.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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.
<div><br><br>Denny<br><br>----- Original Message ----- From: "Faber
McMullen" <<a href="mailto:faber@mssblue.net" target="_blank">faber@mssblue.net</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:gristmillers@gristmillers.com" target="_blank">gristmillers@gristmillers.com</a>><br></div>
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March 22, 2009 8:59 AM
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<div><br>Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block Mill
SN: 3287 -16"Meadow Mills<br><br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Oh
Denny, that would be great news indeed. Yes we are talking the
side opposite the belt pulley. It is the pillow<br>block that
sits outside of the box in which the fixed stone is cemented. The
measurements I took are off of the<br>bottom portion which I still have.
I certainly have time so just let me know. I will be
cutting out the new mill pieces<br>during the next couple of weeks at a
wood shop here in Navasota. I won't reassemble the mill for a
month or<br>so.<br><br>Later,<br>Faber<br><br><br>On Mar 22, 2009, at 7:54
AM, The Foster's wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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?<br><br>Denny<br>----- Original Message ----- From: "Faber
McMullen" <<a href="mailto:faber@mssblue.net" target="_blank">faber@mssblue.net</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:gristmillers@gristmillers.com" target="_blank">gristmillers@gristmillers.com</a>>; <<a href="mailto:jimfackert@gmail.com" target="_blank">jimfackert@gmail.com</a>><br>
Sent: Sunday, March 22,
2009 8:39 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] Need top for pillow block
Mill SN: 3287 - 16"Meadow Mills<br><br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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.<br>I plan to call Meadow Mills
and see if they might have a spare one for sale. Can
babbitt lead be purchased easily somewhere?<br><br>Faber<br><br>On Mar
21, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Jim Fackert wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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...<br><br>google BABBITT to learn about
casting babbitt bearings in place.... lots of
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