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FrankWest · 08-06-2018, 06:47 AM

That is fantastic! Beautiful work! Necessity is the mother of invention. I heard the story on this board that someone's Grandfather during the Great depression, needed new engine bearings for his model A. Could not afford them so, used thick bacon slices in each bearing and was able to run his car. I wonder how long that lasted? I wonder if any farmers learned to pour their own babbit bearings, using molten lead only, which was commonly available even during the depression?

08-06-2018, 06:47 AM	#8
FrankWest Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,005	Re: This is the hobby in Russia That is fantastic! Beautiful work! Necessity is the mother of invention. I heard the story on this board that someone's Grandfather during the Great depression, needed new engine bearings for his model A. Could not afford them so, used thick bacon slices in each bearing and was able to run his car. I wonder how long that lasted? I wonder if any farmers learned to pour their own babbit bearings, using molten lead only, which was commonly available even during the depression? Last edited by FrankWest; 08-06-2018 at 07:19 AM.