Star 37

[windybob]

Interesting! Thanks!

[Jim Corcoran]

Ken,
Just curious. Where did you come across this? Nice find.
Jim

[Kenneth]

I aquired it from Cliff Conway in Comanche TX.
Dropped by and visited him on the way to the Trade
Fair in Granbury TX.

Kenneth

[Wayne]

Wow that was awhile back. That was my first Trade Fair. Cliff is always good for a story or two. He's a pretty ingenious fellow also kinda like Windy. I guess probably all old wind millers have to be to survive.

[Jim Corcoran]

I aquired it from Cliff Conway in Comanche TX.
Dropped by and visited him on the way to the Trade
Fair in Granbury TX.

Kenneth

I guess we just missed each other. I stopped by Cliff's place on the way home from the Granbury Trade Fair that year.

[Todd]

Kenneth: F&W used both Timken bearing and High graphite Cast Iron bearings in the Model 37's.
They may have used babbitt, but I have never seen any reference to it or evidence on the 37's.
I will guess that the bearing in yours will look like the original in my picture below.
I machined bearing bronze sleeves for the one I restored.

[Mister Ed]

That Hub is pretty neat.

Todd - What bronze alloy are you using? All those choices make my head hurt. I think McMaster lists like 8 different ones.

[Todd]

Ed: I normally use 932 Bearing bronze (SAE660). This is one of most common grades for bushings and bearings.

[Kenneth]

Jim, I guess we did miss each other.
I do not recall seeing you at the Trade Fairs prior to the last Lubbock Fair.

Todd, they are like the original shown in your picture.
Wasn't sure what it was. I had never seen them before.

Now if i can find the literature in an F&W catalog to go with the Star 12 hub on the 37
that would be nice.

Kenneth

[Wayne]

I didn't know anybody except Chuck and loren at that trade fair. I had bought an Axtell Standard from loren I brought it and put it together on my trailer for the first time while there.