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HELLO
I JUST FOUND YOUR RESPONSE & PIC . I'M HAVING TROUBLE NAVIGATING THIS SITE . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFO . I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO MAKE SOME UNLESS I FIND SOME FOR SALE . MIKE IN ARIZONA

hi bob I PUT THE WORD " GIRTS " IN PARENTHESIS BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE I WAS USING THE RIGHT DESCRIPTION FOR THESE THINGS . MY UPPER TOWER WAS SO BENT UP I CAN'T TELL WHAT THE MEASUREMENT IS . IT COULD BE 6 INCHES FROM CENTER , BUT I'M NOT SURE AT THIS POINT . I DON'T KNOW WHY THE UPPER GIRTS ARE ...

HELLO I'M TRYING TO RESTORE AN 8 " SAMSON OILRITE MODEL S . THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WORKING ON A MILL . I'HAVEN'T HAD MOCH LUCK WITH THE FRONT BEARING RETAINER SEAL ON THIS THING . I TRIED MAKING A NEW FELT SEAL , BUT THE SEAL MATERIAL WASN'T THE RIGHT STUFF . DID YOU BUY A READY MADE SEAL & ADAPT IT ...

HELLO
DOES ANYONE HAVE A SET OF 4 " GIRTS" [BRACES] FOR A SAMSON MODEL S UPPER TOWER LIKE THE ONES IN THE ATTACHED PICS ? THANK YOU , MIKE IN ARIZONA

HELLO AGAIN
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY GOOD TECHNICAL INFO THAT I COULD USE TO RESTORE THE OILER COMPONENTS ON MY SAMSON MODEL S . IT IS AN 8 FOOTER . I'M NOT ABLE TO GLEAN ANY INFO FROM THE PARTS MANUAL . THANK YOU , MIKE

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO MANUFACTURED THE WINDMILL LINE THAT RONSTADT HARDWARE IN TUCSON SOLD ? I SUSPECT THEY BOUGHT WINDMILLS & PUT THEIR NAME ON THE TAILVANE . THANK YOU , MIKE IN ARIZONA . I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB , COULD NOT FIND ANY INFO .

THANKS BOB
I KINDA THOUGHT THEY SHOULD BE A LITTLE LOOSE . OF COURSE WHEN I STARTED TAKING THIS THING APART, IT WAS FAR MORE THAN A LITTLE LOOSE---HA !
TAKE CARE , MIKE

P.S. I HAVE LEFT A FEW MESSAGES ON DAN'S PHONE OVER TIME , BUT NO RESPONSE . I UNDERSTAND HE IS BUSY . IS HE DOING OK ?

HELLO DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH OIL CLEARANCE YOU SHOULD HAVE ON THE CROSSHEAD SHAFTS ? MY CROSSHEAD HAD BABBITTED BUSHINGS . I HAD TO MELT ONE BUSHING TO GET THINGS APART . MY MACHINIST MADE NEW SHAFTS . HE SAID HE COULD PROBABLY USE BRASS TO MAKE NEW BUSHINGS , BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CLEARANCE ...

THANKS EVERTONE FOR ALL THE RESPONSES ! I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS BEEN HELPING ME ON MY SAMSON . HE IS A GREAT MACHINIST & I THINK HE CAN WELD ICE CUBES TO GLASS DOOR KNOBS ALSO . I WILL TRY TO LET ALL KNOW HOW THEY COME OUT . MIKE

HELLO
WOULD YOU SELL JUST THE DAMAGED SECTIONS ? MIKE IN AZ. [520] 378-0220