6 thoughts on “A Babbit Bearing Pouring Extravaganza!”

  1. Keith is awsome. I’ve been watching him for a while, along with Mr. Pete, Abom, and a few others. Wish I could be more than a “vicarious” machinist, to use Mr. Pete’s appelation, but there’s neither money nor space for any machinery here.

    If you haven’t, also check out That Lazy Machinist. He’s got some very good tutorial stuff. Hasn’t posted much lately, I suspect due to some health problems.

    • I watch them ALL…
      I just checked and I have 271 Youtube channels that I am subscribed to.
      There are several that I watch religiously every week, like Blondihacks and Rucker.

  3. Watched my grandad (an auto mechanic since 1904) re-babbitt a Ford T in the late 50s. Had the hot pot in the shop and used twisted oakum and charred wood plates to back that on either side to keep the metal from exiting the bearing area before it cooled and solidified. Re[eat until each was done. Memory is hazy, was 6 or 7 and, don’t recall if the crankshaft had any prep before positioning and adjusting for true alignment. I do remember the careful aligning and positioning with level and squares and mechanical gauges.

  4. I did that with my dad many years ago. mid 1960’s.
    I even still have a block of anti friction material downstairs.
    it was then that I learned how to use a scraper and make oil groves
    the machine in question was a type of sawmill used to make rail ties.
    sometime between 1973 and 1984 it went away . the only thing left of it back then was a old blade or two hanging in one of the barns.

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