block of babbit ?
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Topic: block of babbit ?
Posted By: jaybmiller
Subject: block of babbit ?
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 3:47pm
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OK, clearing up a bit, and found a grey heavy block. I 'think' it's a cast block of 'babbit' material, kinda says that on the casting. silly question #1, is it of any value ? #2, anyone know WHERE I put it ? went to ake a picture and can't find the silly thing,sigh..... it's about 2 by 3 by 6 , grey.... dbl sigh...... Jay ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
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Posted By: dee_veloper
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 4:15pm
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Another senior moment.... ------------- Don't confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude depends on who you are. |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 4:38pm
It's on the shelf where the camera was.  ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 5:27pm
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dream about it tonight and then go there a pick it up tomorrow |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 6:07pm
Babbit has value, If you are looking to buy, Almost $30/lb... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 7:35pm
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Is it known by a different name? I’ve never heard of it. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Randy WI
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 8:02pm
| One thing you can be sure of you will find it in the last place you look. Keep on looking. Randy |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2021 at 8:36pm
There are a wide variety of recipes for Babbit, but its basically largely lead, with some tin added for gall resistance... Used to be used commonly, now its more or less a lost art, nowadays everything runs at higher speeds, and is better balanced... Here's a video... https://youtu.be/rB6zm_qauoA" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/rB6zm_qauoA ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Lars(wi) wrote:Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2021 at 8:20pm
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Steam guys hoard the stuff and are always looking for it. They are having a steam class every spring at our club to teach beginners to pro refresher classes. I asked the ring leader if he was going to have a class on pouring babbit and his reply was, "Pouring babbit is like hooking up a trailer, best done when nobody is watching." ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2021 at 11:16pm
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Many people don't realize that modern bearing inserts are coated in babbit... but that a poured babbit bearing, by virtue of how it is done, will result in closer fitment ability than any modern insert can establish. An excellent example scenario, is when a crank journal has a groove or dip worn in it... no need to grind it to make it totally flat, as long as it's round, just pour babbit around it, then disassemble, and cut in the oil grooves, reassemble, and run it! ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Les Kerf
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2021 at 7:15am
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I spent most of my working career as a sawfiler in sawmills and have poured literally many tons of babbit on saw guides for circular saws. Most of that was lead-based babbit, but in recent years was switched to what we called 'nickel' babbit that is mostly tin with some antimony and a bit of copper. This stuff is somewhat harder than the traditional lead-based alloy. Babbit saw guides in gang edgers lead a very short life due to the large amount of sawdust inherent in the operation. Saw guides are changed out frequently, typically after a few days of run time; the babbit is then melted down, re-poured, and cut to size on a special milling machine. |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2021 at 9:49pm
| i need to find someone to pour or re do two early john deere rods here very soon |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2021 at 5:42am
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Link to a Video 'Pouring a Babbitt Rod Bearing for a Model A Ford Engine' G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBL0Y3_yQ7I" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBL0Y3_yQ7I |