Babit Bearings
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Maple rots fast. Red oak rots fast, too and checks, plus has lots of tanin -- rusts steel quickly. White oak is better re. rot. But I'd go with black locust for wooden bearings if you've got it. Traditional shaft log bearings were lubricated with water.
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Babit Bearings - by f350ca - 07-07-2014, 10:38 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by PixMan - 07-07-2014, 11:19 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by ETC57 - 07-07-2014, 11:43 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by Mayhem - 07-08-2014, 05:06 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by stevec - 07-08-2014, 05:42 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by f350ca - 07-08-2014, 08:20 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by Terry S - 07-08-2014, 08:29 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by f350ca - 07-08-2014, 08:53 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by Terry S - 07-08-2014, 02:26 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by stevec - 07-08-2014, 03:16 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by f350ca - 07-08-2014, 04:54 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by stevec - 07-08-2014, 05:33 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by f350ca - 07-08-2014, 07:03 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by vtsteam - 08-27-2014, 09:58 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by f350ca - 08-27-2014, 10:40 PM
RE: Babit Bearings - by AllanC - 08-28-2014, 03:20 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by stevec - 08-28-2014, 03:56 AM
RE: Babit Bearings - by vtsteam - 08-28-2014, 06:25 AM



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