[Steam-engine] wood bearings

[Eric Applegate]

It has been years (7-8) but Paxton Wood in Cinci, OH got a piece for me.  A bit pricey, but what do you do?

Eric

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Andy glines <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date:  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:29:59 -0700 (PDT)

>I'm glad that this subject came up.  As others have
>pointed out, Cases use a Woolf valve as does my Huber.
> Brice hasd made a new block out of Delrin which
>should work fine but I am planning to make a new one
>from wood to keep as a spare.  I was thinking of using
>hard maple.  Where does one get Lignum Vitae anyway?
>
>--- James Mackessy <jmackess at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Robert;
>>    I believe it was a Marsh gear, I know the Case
>> guys will take me to task
>> if I'm wrong,
>> and I was told they came that way. This came up when
>> a friend was working on
>> one and
>> asked me if I knew of a good plastic for a slider
>> block. When I asked about
>> the application,
>> he told me he had a block of wood in the valve gear
>> that needed replacement.
>> I found him a
>> source for the Lignum Vitae, as it compared very
>> favorably to the plastics
>> mechanically and
>> is "original equipment" as far as we could tell.
>> Perhaps the many Case fans
>> who read this can
>> comment as to my correctness or lack thereof on
>> this.....Guys? ( and Gals
>> too, Dianne !)
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <HISTMACHRY at aol.com>
>> To: <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] wood bearings
>> 
>> 
>> > Jim,
>> >
>> > Is the Lignum Vitae in the Case valve gear
>> standard from the mfg? And what
>> > type of valve gear do those case engines have?
>> >
>> > Robert
>
>
>Andy Glines
>Evansville, IN
>
>
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Thanks,
     Eric Applegate
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