When the babbitt in a box is badly worn, and needs re-babbitting,
remove the cap, take out the shaft and chip all the old babbitt out of
both box and cap; then replace the shaft in the box, and line it up
perfectly level and square by putting liners in between the shaft and
the edges of the box; then put stiff putty around the shaft and against
the box at both ends, to prevent the babbitt from running out; then
heat the babbitt metal until it runs freely, and pour it into the box
until it is full; then put on the cap, and place about the same amount
of liners between its ends and the top of the shaft as was put under
the shaft, with long liners of sheet iron or tin extending from one end
to the other of the box, parallel with and on both sides of the shaft;
then put putty around the shaft and against the cap at both ends; heat
the metal again, and pour it in through the oil hole. After it is cool,
remove the cap and liners, drill out the oil hole and replace the cap,
being careful to put just enough liners under it so that the box will
be tight and still have the shaft run cool.