[Syrupmakers] Late Summer Update

[Ken Christison]

Gail,

Babbitt is the bearing material used in a lot of old machinery, as well
as cane mills.  Also called "white metal", it is usually some mixture of
lead, tin, antimony, and copper.

Google "babbitt metal" and you will find a lot more information.

Take care.

Ken


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gail Cross 
To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net;rharrison922 at yahoo.com
Sent: 8/15/2008 10:36:42 PM 
Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Late Summer Update


For the sake of those of us who haven't a clue what babbitt is, can you enlighten us?
I'm betting that I DO know what it is, but maybe we just call it something else in our neck of the woods.

Gail in MO
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