[TheForge] press vs power hammer/fly press

Andrew Vida osan at netlabs.net
Sat Jan 22 10:54:29 EST 2005



Phil wrote:
> Until the babbit in the head goes bad.  Looks like a
> tough babbit pour to me, a lot harder then a little
> giant.

	Might not have to use babbit, depending on what the bearing seat looks 
like.  An old acquaintance, Don Heliker (who must be 300 years old by 
now) replaced the babbit on his 50# Giant with bronze and they have been 
going strong for many years.

In any event, given the utility of such a gadget, I wouldn't let a 
putzed bearing get in the way of a good time.


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