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    Pouring a babbitt bearing

    Hi Everyone: My son, Will and I received a $6000 proposal to rebuild our turbine main shaft bearing. We decided to do the job ourselves. This is how we did it: http://frenchriverland.com/index.html I hope you and your families are healthy and prospering!! Sincerely, Bill Fay PS...
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    Claytor Dam Construction, circa 1937

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    Removing the hydraulic turbines from the gorge at Livermore Falls circa 1990

    It took about three weeks to salvage the machines. These are early 1990 dollars. We spent about $12,000 to remove and rehab the machines. We cut the shafts in 1/2 and made 4 turbines from the two camelbacks. We got $125,000 to rehab and retrofit one machine to Pioneer. We sold the other 1/2 of...
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    Removing the hydraulic turbines from the gorge at Livermore Falls circa 1990

    Hey guys: I thought you might enjoy this adventure!! In the early 1990's I purchased some hydraulic turbines in the gorge at Livermore Falls, NH. Its a little off topic but with the thermite bars, crawler cranes, liquid oxygen and heavy equipment all going at once it resembled a war zone...
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