[SEL] o.t. test

[bill at antique-engines.com]

OK, here's an OT reply.

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> Carl McGhee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl McGhee" <mcghee9 at comcast.net>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Babbitt lapping compound
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>> Thanks Tommy for your tip on doing bearings, I like it. How do you do
>> your
>> oil grooves in the bushing?
>>
>> Carl McGhee
>> Battle Creek Mi.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <lcjudge at scrtc.com>
>> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Babbitt lapping compound
>>
>>
>>> Guys, I do bearings the lazy way.  I polish the crankshaft until its
>>> bright.  Then I make a bronze bushing about 1/8 thick that has about 5
>>> thousandths clearance (sometimes you can get lucky and buy these from
>>> McMaster Carr and other suppliers).  I then split the bushing in 2
>>> halves.  I tin the back side with solder and then put the 2 halves back
>>> on the crankshaft and wrap a very fine brass wire around them to hold
>>> them in place.  Then I'll situate and align the crank in the journals
>>> with screw jacks dam up the ends and throw with Babbittrite.  I usually
>>> do a little preheat on the base and then I pour the bottom half, let it
>>> cool, place my shims (usually I'll make these out of gasket material or
>>> oiled paper) set the cap on, dam it up and pour the top half.  I've
>>> done
>>> this with several engines and never had a problem.  It leaves a perfect
>>> bearing surface and there isn't any scraping or fitting needed.  Now if
>>> someone wants the fun and experience of a babbitt/scrape job, they'll
>>> want to pour the babbitt and spend a day scraping and fitting.  I
>>> usually just want a good bearing job.
>>>
>>> Tommy Turner
>>> Magnolia, KY
>>>
>>> Rob Skinner wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Apr 3, 2008, at 9:28 AM, William Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Answer:  I think scraping takes skill & experience, neither of which
>>>>>I have.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Skill?  Experience?  Trust me, Wakai-san, neither of those are
>>>> required.
>>>>
>>>>JB suggests using an old piston ring.  He knows a thing or two about
>>>>engines, so listen when he types.  I've used an old hacksaw blade, but
>>>>you can use any hunk of metal that you can sharpen into a shap
>>>>convenient for scraping.
>>>>
>>>>The babbitt doesn't cut so easily that you have to worry about
>>>>accidentally ruining the job if you hiccup.  If you're capable of
>>>>shaving your face without ending up with a sink full of blood, you can
>>>>shave babbitt.
>>>>
>>>>I've been working out of the same quart of Starrett layout dye that
>>>>I've had for the last 25 years, but you can probaby substitute any
>>>>kind of coloring that will transfer between the surfaces.
>>>>
>>>>Party on,
>>>>ロブスキナー
>>>>
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