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Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour their own??

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bryani289swmi

12-30-2003 18:50:00




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We've poured several in the past but just trying to get some information on the babbit materials that others use. We've used stuff form Grainger or McMaster-Carr previously with good results but always interested in improving our methods and materials. Thanks.

Bryan




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JOCCO

01-03-2004 18:51:09




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 Re: Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour their ow in reply to bryani289swmi, 12-30-2003 18:50:00  
THEY HAVE A CLAY PACKING METERIAL NOW CALLED BABBIT RIGHT IN PLACE OF ASBESTOS



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Scott

01-01-2004 17:07:04




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 Re: Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour their ow in reply to bryani289swmi, 12-30-2003 18:50:00  
I just poured 4 bearings on the weight box of my friend's garden tractor pulling sled. The chassis for the weight box is made from a cart out of an old coal mine.I got the suff from McMaster-Carr and had very good results for first time trying it. The biggest thing I have found is to make sure the housing is almost as hot as the babbit.



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i r baboon

01-01-2004 09:39:38




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 Re: Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour their ow in reply to bryani289swmi, 12-30-2003 18:50:00  
go to enginads, clik steamers, 10 answers there. be blessed



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39caseR

01-01-2004 09:31:07




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 Re: Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour their ow in reply to bryani289swmi, 12-30-2003 18:50:00  
I have only helped do this once ,but we re-used the babbit added lead shot to it.As far as the moisture in the bearing houseing we heated the area with a torch to be sure all was gone.



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Gene Davis (GA.)

12-31-2003 20:36:47




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 Re: Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour their ow in reply to bryani289swmi, 12-30-2003 18:50:00  
Used to pour them for sawmills years ago when I worked at a machine shop. There are high speed and low speed babbit bearing materials. Think the high speed has more tin in it and is harder. It is always wise to have the housing clean, sandblasting works good,then clean it good and remove all traces of grease or oil. Be sure there is no moisture present when you pour the bearing, it will cause a horrible burn when the babbit hits the water, it pops violently everywhere ! We always put some shims between the bearing housing halves, so that we would have some adjustment to take up for wear. We used to use oil soaked asbestos to form the dam at the ends of the housing, but don't know what you would in place of the asbestos now. we found that a layer of soot from an acetylene torch with only acetylene burning seemed to be good for keeping the babbit from sticking to the shaft. When you start pouring the metal be sure you have enough material to pour the whole bearing because you can't add to cold babbit,it won't bond together. Also BE SURE to redrill the oil or grease hole! Been there done that one! the bearing goes up in smoke quickly for lack or lubrication! Boss is very unhappy when that happens!! Been a while since I poured any bearing though. Gene Dvis

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MT Pockets

01-07-2004 08:09:36




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 Re: Re: Babbit Bearing Materials, anyone pour thei in reply to Gene Davis (GA.), 12-31-2003 20:36:47  
MR. Davis, I watched my Grandaddy (actually helped some) pour babbit bearings a few times.He had a blacksmith shop on his farm near Banner,in Calhoun county Mississippi. He would mix corn meal and water to make a mush,and roll this up in a scrap of old Union suit(trap door kind) to make a rope to wrap around the shaft.He melted the babbit in a small steel frying pan over the fire and poured it through the oil hole until it was full.Then he removed the shaft and drilled the oil hole out just like you said.The set up was tedious and took a while. Grandaddy was a farmer and sawmiller and blacksmith.I owe a lot to him. Thanks. MT.

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