| Blog series by jeffl | updated 08-07-2011 01:16 PM | 4 parts | 9364 reads | 18 comments total |
Part 1: moving inside
The blacksmith I bought the saw from loaded it on my trailer with a jib crane. He asked me how I was going to unload when I got home and I told him the truth, I’ll figure it out when I get home. I got lucky the trailer was the same level as my shop floor. , and the saw would fit through a 36” by 84” doorway if I took off some parts and the door with no room to spare. I put a 6” by6” across the opposite end of my shop squirted dawn soap on the trailer and floor a...
Part 2: cleaning up
I didn’t know where to start but I really wanted a more appropriate color than John Deere green. Some of the paint practically fell off and I got out an old gallon of paint stripper, I’m not positive but I think 20 years old since my daughter is turning 20 soon and I think I bought it to strip a crib for her. I took some pics of the can since the front said instructions on the side then I took a pic of the side. I don’t know the original color but ...
Part 3: bearings
I’m trying something new, to insert a picture and comment on them in order so we’ll all know if it works.The first picture is the bearings as I found them and it appears someone tried to ” shim ” by dripping blobs of Babbitt. The next picture shows me melting the old Babbitt out with a propane torch, lead Babbitt has a low melting point. The next picture is 5lbs of Stonewall Babbitt, $50. +$25 shipping. The size of half a girls softball. Now...
Part 4: pouring babbitt
One picture here shows where I poured half the bearing at a time. The excess is fairly easily filed away. You could use a grinder to get close but at $10 a pound I wanted to save every shaving. The next picture is after my 1 St attempt, it turned out pretty good. You need 80% contact so I read and this is well over that. The picture of the shield show some spatter that occurred when pouring the top half of the bearing. I don’t know what caused it, probably sweat inside I coul...
