Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

I have not poured them and will take you up on that if I go the babbitt bearing route.

I was going to on the Dempster but ended up finding a garage machinest not far from my house who made some press fit bearings for me last time

Yep they rotate freely and are pretty loose due to worn or no bearings. so fingers crossed once I pull that gear off should hopefully just slide out out the front with the hub and main shaft as one which would be preferred.

So after you drilled did you carefully file down the peened over shaft part so things would slide off?

I was able to work some on the mill tonight and get it mostly torn down and start the cleaning process. Pulled out a bunch of dried oil probably worth more than the mill in today's market. Overall it's in rebuildable shape. The two biggest questions I've gotten so far: Is the wrist pin removable, th...

Don't worry I will! Brandon , take heed from the knowledgeable guys ! they have been there , done tahat , many time before ! I was reading in the book last night about that this one does has the steel wrist pin and not the eccentric and the parts numbers all match the E parts numbers so it's older t...

That's what I thought also but the way it's peened over there is no way it slides off or at least slides off now and looking at the parts diagram they don't mention a key. In parts diagram the hub and shaft are represented as one so maybe it slides out as one piece and is retained back in the housin...

Recently finished up the Dempster 12 last week and took it to the windmill barn at the ranch to get started on the tower. Figured I would bring home the next project this is a Woodsmanse I think E (casting says 8E-1 on the snout). It's in fairly decent shape insides are pretty worn but some new bush...

Terry wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:03 pm What model is the Fairbanks Morse.
I am working on 2 Type V now.
10ft vainless wood wheel mill.
Terry

It's a 10ft model 45

I had been waffling back and forth on machining bronze or brass sleeves vs pouring babbits after reading this excelent write up and talking with some folks today. I melted the old babbits out and they were hiding ovalized holes so machining bronze or brass is out will pouring babbits still work or s...

CTXmiller wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:58 pm Nice collection.

I helped my in-law put up a 8’ Fairbury 7AA at their place along Lake Whitney on the Bosque County side of the lake.

We're on the Bosque County side of the lake also.