Rod has been employed as an automotive and diesel machinist since 1970. In 1989 he began pouring babbitt for his own antique engines, and now provides full-time antique engine services to a customer base which spans 43 states and 3 Canadian Provinces. He has also received inquiries from England, Japan and New Zealand. Rod offers complete antique engine machining, and uses only tin-base babbitt. Equipment in use at Gaffrey Babbitting includes:
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Hub City insert boring machine 2 Hub City portable line-boring machines 2 Hub City rod boring machines IDL guide and seat equip Iron tite pressure tester KRW press Sioux valve equip 2 South Bend lathes |
Starrett micrometers Storm NK6 boring bar 3 " dia column X 18 long Storm NK6 boring bar 3.437" dia column X 27" long Storm NK6 boring bar 3.437" dia column X 18 long Storm Vulcan 15 crankgrinder Sunnen cylinder hone Sunnen pin hone Thermostatically controlled babbitt pots |
2 Tobin Arp SB insert
boring machines Tobin Arp TA14 line-boring machine Van Norman 222 rod machine 2 Van Norman 232 rod machines 2 Van Norman boring bars Van Norman rotary broach Vernon mill |
Below Rod is playing with a 60 hp Fairbanks engine and generator. This shakes the ground when running.
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