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felt oil seals
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 2:36 pm
by mtblah
Today I used my babbitt scraping skills to enlarge the center hole in the front seal for the Dempster #12 , same technique as scraping babbitt .
Re: felt oil seals
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:40 am
by windybob
It should fit snug around the shaft. The oil soaking in it does the lubricating, so no need to worry about it fitting too tight. I usually lube them up good while assembling.
Re: felt oil seals
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:57 pm
by mtblah
Windy , thanks for the tip !
Mike B
Re: felt oil seals
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:22 am
by MIKES1958
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 TO YOUR DEMPSTER ? I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS REPROING A SEAL FOR MINE . THANKS , MIKE IN ARIZONA
Re: felt oil seals
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:40 pm
by mtblah
McMaster Carr has felt seals / washers, soaked in oil before installing, works good