tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post5865170449814291878..comments2024-03-28T18:28:36.765-05:00Comments on True Blue Sam the Travelin' Man: Weekend Steam: Pouring Babbitt BearingsDavid aka True Blue Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-40570575047552881832017-03-06T05:40:55.670-06:002017-03-06T05:40:55.670-06:00I missed that. I agree with the lack of preheat, a...I missed that. I agree with the lack of preheat, and I am going to add that when you are moving a heavy ladle of liquid babbitt, you should spend more time on building your staging. I wasn't there at the pour, but when I worked in the steel mill I learned that too much protective equipment is just the right amount of protective equipment. John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-79694175201733432792017-03-05T13:30:15.868-06:002017-03-05T13:30:15.868-06:00If they got that kind of spatter, they didn't ...If they got that kind of spatter, they didn't preheat enough. <br /><br />Look about 0:37. there are "Shim Packs" in the jig. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-91638460433551254722017-03-04T07:49:21.802-06:002017-03-04T07:49:21.802-06:00Great video.
I never poured babbitt, but I have s...Great video. <br />I never poured babbitt, but I have spent a fair amount of time in the Naval Shipyard with a scraper and Prussian Blue.<br />After a bearing scraping job, I would come home and my wife would almost always look at me and say, "Working with bluing today, weren't we?" And then she would remove the stray smears of blue from my face, or ear, or wherever. <br />For some John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com