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21" Royersford Excelsior Restoration
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Welcome to the forum! You should find some good information on Babbitt bearings here: https://play.google.com/store/books/...QAAMAAJ&rdot=1
Tapered Babbitt bearings are discussed as an "alternative" means of wear compensation (compared to split bearings where shims would be removed). In the vertical orientation, the adjustment is automatic.
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Originally posted by Royldean View Posttried to find info on Royersford. Are they out of Royersford, PA? That town is only a few miles from me.
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Originally posted by 3 Phase Lightbulb View PostLooks very compact and portable. Does it come with any accessories like a fork lift?
Originally posted by Fasttrack View PostWelcome to the forum! You should find some good information on Babbitt bearings here: https://play.google.com/store/books/...QAAMAAJ&rdot=1
Tapered Babbitt bearings are discussed as an "alternative" means of wear compensation (compared to split bearings where shims would be removed). In the vertical orientation, the adjustment is automatic.
The split babbitt bearings used wooden shims and were not tightened down. Should I look into replacing these with a metal shim stack, or just run them?
Originally posted by ken View PostRoyersford made the 21" drill press into the 1970's the later ones had had ball bearing on all the shafts. and they were still around 5 or so years ago. Ken
Originally posted by wdtom44 View PostWelcome,
You are lucky to have found such a nice old machine. Am enjoying the video as I type.
' Tom
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That's a very nice restoration candidate you have. I have one that I went thru a few years ago and it was much more work. Mine came direct from military surplus and pretty sad off. It had broken handles, teeth missing on gears and the bracket that holds the table to the column was broken too.Mike
Central Ohio, USA
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Originally posted by Ohio Mike View PostThat's a very nice restoration candidate you have. I have one that I went thru a few years ago and it was much more work. Mine came direct from military surplus and pretty sad off. It had broken handles, teeth missing on gears and the bracket that holds the table to the column was broken too.
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Originally posted by wdtom44 View Post" It seems like people have no common sense sometimes."
I have determined that there are some people who should not be allowed to operate or be around machines. They can't "understand" them or "make friends" with them.
--CNC machines only go through the motions.
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Originally posted by The Metal Butcher View PostThat's a shame. At least you were able to do it proper. Any pictures of the restoration? I can see the table one, if you don't clamp the upper clamp it could be easily broken. We got some drills with ours and multiple of the drills had been removed with pipe wrenches, resulting in one having it's tang snapped off. It seems like people have no common sense sometimes.
Mike
Central Ohio, USA
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