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making new sliding pump vanes
I'm rebuilding several Blackmer pumps that are used for diesel fuel. They
have outlets of 2.5" and pump about 70 gallons per minute at 375 RPM. The pump housings are cast iron. I need to replace the pump vanes. The vanes slide in a rotor that spins in an ellipitical housing. The original vanes are made from a plastic molded composite material that looks just like bondo. The pump company charges over $300 for a set of 6 vanes (rectangular about .375 thick x 4" long x 1" wide,) so it might be more economical to make my own. I've been considering canvas phenolic, delrin bar stock, or aluminum flat stock. I figure I can mill a batch of these vanes in short order. Any comments or suggestions appreciated on the materials selection. Tony |
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On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:41:39 -0400, "Tony" wrote:
I'm rebuilding several Blackmer pumps that are used for diesel fuel. They have outlets of 2.5" and pump about 70 gallons per minute at 375 RPM. The pump housings are cast iron. I need to replace the pump vanes. The vanes slide in a rotor that spins in an ellipitical housing. The original vanes are made from a plastic molded composite material that looks just like bondo. The pump company charges over $300 for a set of 6 vanes (rectangular about .375 thick x 4" long x 1" wide,) so it might be more economical to make my own. I've been considering canvas phenolic, delrin bar stock, or aluminum flat stock. I figure I can mill a batch of these vanes in short order. Any comments or suggestions appreciated on the materials selection. The vanes in small air motors are often linen phenolic, so as long as phenolic is compatible with diesel I'd think it would be a good choice. -- Ned Simmons |
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Ned, I made vanes for a DoAll bandsaw blower from canvas phenolic material. There were 4 vanes about 2'x2' My stock machined rough and fuzzy so I made the vanes a little oversized and lapped them dry with fine wet or dry paper on a flat surface. I got a nice close fit in the rotor slots and the vanes turned out dark and shiny. They worked fine. Your 6 vanes are bigger so it would be more work but it can be done. Regards, Charlie |
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One thing i've noticed over time in rebuilding these pumps is that grit and
metal filings seemed to get embedded in the composite plastic vanes (probably debris that got passed the strainer) and scores the pump housings. I was leaning towards aluminum vanes since I think they are less likely to do damage to the cast iron housing. Brass or bronze might be even better/longer lasting. Tony "Ned Simmons" wrote in message ... On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:41:39 -0400, "Tony" wrote: I'm rebuilding several Blackmer pumps that are used for diesel fuel. They have outlets of 2.5" and pump about 70 gallons per minute at 375 RPM. The pump housings are cast iron. I need to replace the pump vanes. The vanes slide in a rotor that spins in an ellipitical housing. The original vanes are made from a plastic molded composite material that looks just like bondo. The pump company charges over $300 for a set of 6 vanes (rectangular about .375 thick x 4" long x 1" wide,) so it might be more economical to make my own. I've been considering canvas phenolic, delrin bar stock, or aluminum flat stock. I figure I can mill a batch of these vanes in short order. Any comments or suggestions appreciated on the materials selection. The vanes in small air motors are often linen phenolic, so as long as phenolic is compatible with diesel I'd think it would be a good choice. -- Ned Simmons |
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According to Tony :
One thing i've noticed over time in rebuilding these pumps is that grit and metal filings seemed to get embedded in the composite plastic vanes (probably debris that got passed the strainer) and scores the pump housings. I was leaning towards aluminum vanes since I think they are less likely to do damage to the cast iron housing. Brass or bronze might be even better/longer lasting. Note that when lapping, the harder material is what is cut, because the abrasive embeds in the softer material. So based on that, you would want steel for the vanes. But something like graphite which does not tend to accept things embedding in it, but which wears to conform to the contour of the housing would perhaps be the best choice. Good Luck, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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