[SEL] Advice needed on Main Bearing mating surfaces

[Richard Strobel]

I just might go with soft wood.  Machining and bringing it up to modern 
standards would just ruin it for future generations.  It was a combination 
of wood and thick paper.  The saw arbor was also wood shims which I worked 
on today getting the blade to turn smooth.

Thanks..that's good advise
Rick














----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim and Diane" <jd.kirkes at verizon.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Advice needed on Main Bearing mating surfaces


> Hi Richard,
>
> Lots of engines were made with wood shims.  Not as elegant as machined 
> caps
> and metal shims but works fine.  If it came that way I would leave it that
> way.
>
> Jim
>
> Jim and Diane Kirkes
> Hemet, CA
> jd.kirkes at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
> To: "sel" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:05 AM
> Subject: [SEL] Advice needed on Main Bearing mating surfaces
>
>
> >  I could do like William and just use SOFT wood shims that would conform
> > to the roughness, but maybe there's a better way,  dunno.
> >
> > Any thought's??
>
>
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