[Syrupmakers] Cane mill bearings

[DBACrownhoney at aol.com]

Hey ya'll sorry it took so long but  here are some pics of the zinc/aluminum 
bearings I've been talking about. These  are for a Chattanooga 13. The 2 piece 
bearing was cast in sand. The other one I  poured directly into  the cup and 
used a piece of spray paint can to form  the socket for the shaft to fit into. 
I also left about 1/4" of the bearing  material on the bottom of the cups so 
the shaft wasn't rubbing right on the  cast iron. I don't  think I'll ever 
have to replace them. 
Now I have a question. I think  in the past someone took this mill apart and 
when they  took the top off  they let the large roller fall over and cracked 
the rim around the  hole. I welded on the cracks  directly behind the shaft 
were the most  pressure will be. I know it's a poor excuse for a welding job but 
welding  the cast iron is a lot different than steel. It's hard to hold an 
arc. Anyway,  just wondering what ya'll think  about it. The cracks don't go into 
 the main plate just that rim. Think it'll hold up?
 
Here's the link to the pictures: 
_http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh267/Crownhoney/_ 
(http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh267/Crownhoney/) 
 
 
JT



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