Millers Falls Model 49 Front Bearing

[danielannis]

I'm Hoping someone can help.
I picked up a old Millers Falls 1/2" drill, Model 49, I runs great but someone dropped it and the front (Just under the chuck) bearing broke and fell out, prior to me getting it. I looked everywhere and can't find any parts info on this drill. I could size this bearing up if I could get Any info on this bearing. There is another bearing right under the one that is missing, which seems a little odd. Any real info (rather than speculation) would be Most appreciated. Hate to see a good tool like this go to waste over a simple bearing.

 

[RTM]

Here is a manual, but no parts list that I can see. This says it’s from 1914, but I don’t see it in any catalogs. Might want to grab the images, just for reference

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mi...-/124582030466?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

https://archive.org/details/internationaltoolcataloglibrary?and[]=millers+falls&sin=&sort=-date

 

[Stuart in MN]

Do you still have the bearing, or is it lost altogether? Most bearings have a part number marked on them that can usually be cross referenced.

 

[The Cobbler]

I would take it to a bearing supply house and have them measure it up and come up with a bearing #.

 

[danielannis]

Here is a manual, but no parts list that I can see. This says it’s from 1914, but I don’t see it in any catalogs. Might want to grab the images, just for reference

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mi...-/124582030466?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

https://archive.org/details/internationaltoolcataloglibrary?and[]=millers+falls&sin=&sort=-date

Thanks but nothing there helps.

 

[danielannis]

Do you still have the bearing, or is it lost altogether? Most bearings have a part number marked on them that can usually be cross referenced.

Yah, all that is left is what appears to be a washer. Appears like it could be one of the washers to a thrust bearing, however it does not have a groove in it, as ball bearing thrust washers usually do (previous owner said a million ball bearings fell out. No markings.

 

[danielannis]

I would take it to a bearing supply house and have them measure it up and come up with a bearing #.

Thanks but I measured up the housing, shaft and available thickness. It does not correspondence to any standard industrial bearings. Not surprising really. Many of these manufacturers made oddball parts so you would have to buy replacements from them $$$