Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

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Today I poured the babbitt bearing into the pitman arm , yes I know it's easy . !
I even cast the oiler hole . Used a small block of wood .
It took only one try this time , you remember the Aermotor bearings took 4 tries before I figured out how to make a seal on the fixture and not splatter molten lead on myself. Starting to learn how to work on windmills , NO I will never be competition to you professionals reading this, HA
Yes it is very satisfying .
Mike B
New Braunfels TX

And a lot of patience is required. Looking good! Yes it is very satisfying.

Nice job Mike and Yes working on windmills has always been satisfying and gratifying for me too

Refurbishing this Ideal Steel is moving right along .
Babbitt poured , new bull gear shaft in , paint now looks better than rust color .

Moving right along!

Looks good. Dang you must be on the 5 week plan. I'm generally on the 5 year plan.

Impressive work

Windy Bob , i like your idea of painting different parts different colors to demonstrate how all the parts work together .
But , I am not as brave as you , so , I just painted the tail spring silver to show what ir does , in your honor .
Mike B
New Braunfels TX