Making new babbitt molds
Forum rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
-
Kevin Pharis
Topic author - Posts: 1559
- Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:54 pm
- First Name: Kevin
- Last Name: Pharis
- Location: Sacramento CA
- Contact:
Making new babbitt molds
My dad has been pouring babbitt for a number of years now, and has used a variety of different molds. He came up with a set of unknown brand molds for Model A engines a while back, but is missing the rod mold. He really likes the way the molds work on the block bearings, but struggles when it comes to the rods with other mold designs. So I made up the missing mold. He may try it out later today…
-
John Codman
- Posts: 1481
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:27 am
- First Name: John
- Last Name: Codman
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1927 Youring
- Location: Naples, FL 34120
Re: Making new babbitt molds
Looks really nice!
-
Dan Hatch
- Posts: 5018
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:31 pm
- First Name: Dan
- Last Name: Hatch
- Location: Alabama
Re: Making new babbitt molds
Got a whole box of that make of molds. Not sure who they were, but they made molds for early V8 too.
Don’t think they made T stuff. I liked them for A work.
Don’t think they made T stuff. I liked them for A work.
-
Dan McEachern
- Posts: 1400
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:08 am
- First Name: DAN
- Last Name: MCEACHERN
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: too many. '14 touring, 2 depot hacks, 2 speedsters
- Location: ALAMEDA,CA,USA
Re: Making new babbitt molds
pretty sure those molds that pour from the end of the bearing were made by Hempy Cooper. I've seen A, B and V-8 versions.
-
Kevin Pharis
Topic author - Posts: 1559
- Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:54 pm
- First Name: Kevin
- Last Name: Pharis
- Location: Sacramento CA
- Contact:
Re: Making new babbitt molds
First test pour went very well last nite! All except for the rusty rod and dirty babbitt that dad used. Apparently he has some tinning paste on order, and will make an official attempt in the next few days
-
Mark Gregush
- Posts: 5370
- Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:57 pm
- First Name: Mark
- Last Name: Gregush
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1925 cutdown PU, 1948 F2 Ford flat head 6 pickup 3 speed
- Location: Portland Or
- Board Member Since: 1999
Re: Making new babbitt molds
Nice! I have been using Gene's mold and pouring block and caps vertical instead of horizontal.
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! 
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup