[Syrupmakers] Re: cane mill bearings

[jay shumpert]

My mill really isn't that bad. All the brass bearings
still have some left. One shaft on the bottom looks
like that (very pitted) like it was sitting in water.
Other than that the mill looks good.
 
thanks for the help,
JT
 
 
In a message dated 1/4/2008 7:52:08 A.M. Central
Standard Time, rattrapsc at yahoo.com writes:
Hello JT,
I don't have any pics right now, because my digital
camera is being set off to be repaired. I will try to
borrow one this weekend & take some shots & send them
to you.
I am located in Leesville, S.C. My Mill was used by my
Great Grandfather, and had been left for dead for
approx. 50yrs. It looked like it had been in the ocean
for 500 yrs! Extremely rusty & pitted. It is looking a
lot better now. If you are fairly handy with your
hands ,you can make a home made lathe, & turn your
shafts by hand with a side grinder. Remember this mill
is not a precision pc of equipment. So the tolerances
are pretty wide. I have seen antique engines
(including mine) that have crankshafts that are
somewhat pitted, & out of round by as much as
...010-.020. They still run fine in a babbit bearing, &
they run at around 450 RPM. So the cane mill will do
just fine if your shafts are reasonably fitted to the
bearing surface. Hope this helps. Don't be afraid to
as questions. I surely don"t know everything, but will
share what I can. I have been restoring various
antique pcs of equipment for a while now, but this is
my first cane mill. I will be having to ask a LOT of
questions later on myself regarding how to actually
make my syrup. The syrupmakers forum is really a great
place to get help.
Later,
Jay
--- DBACrownhoney at aol.com wrote:

> Hey do you have pics of your cane mill before it
> goes back together.  Mine 
> also still has the brass bearing (almost), but not
> the piece of steel  in the 
> bottom. That makes sense, I've been trying to figure
> out what keeps the  shafts 
> from just wearing through the bottom of the iron
> cup. Were are you  located? I 
> would like to see what all your doing to yours. and
> maybe show you  mine and 
> see what you think.
>  
> Thanks,
> JT
--- jay shumpert <rattrapsc at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello JT,
> I don't have any pics right now, because my digital
> camera is being set off to be repaired. I will try
> to
> borrow one this weekend & take some shots & send
> them
> to you.
> I am located in Leesville, S.C. My Mill was used by
> my
> Great Grandfather, and had been left for dead for
> approx. 50yrs. It looked like it had been in the
> ocean
> for 500 yrs! Extremely rusty & pitted. It is looking
> a
> lot better now. If you are fairly handy with your
> hands ,you can make a home made lathe, & turn your
> shafts by hand with a side grinder. Remember this
> mill
> is not a precision pc of equipment. So the
> tolerances
> are pretty wide. I have seen antique engines
> (including mine) that have crankshafts that are
> somewhat pitted, & out of round by as much as
> .010-.020. They still run fine in a babbit bearing,
> &
> they run at around 450 RPM. So the cane mill will do
> just fine if your shafts are reasonably fitted to
> the
> bearing surface. Hope this helps. Don't be afraid to
> as questions. I surely don"t know everything, but
> will
> share what I can. I have been restoring various
> antique pcs of equipment for a while now, but this
> is
> my first cane mill. I will be having to ask a LOT of
> questions later on myself regarding how to actually
> make my syrup. The syrupmakers forum is really a
> great
> place to get help.
> Later,
>  Jay
> --- DBACrownhoney at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Hey do you have pics of your cane mill before it
> > goes back together.  Mine 
> > also still has the brass bearing (almost), but not
> > the piece of steel  in the 
> > bottom. That makes sense, I've been trying to
> figure
> > out what keeps the  shafts 
> > from just wearing through the bottom of the iron
> > cup. Were are you  located? I 
> > would like to see what all your doing to yours.
> and
> > maybe show you  mine and 
> > see what you think.
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > JT
> > 
> > 
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