I shared this video through email to my daddy. I don't do Facebook or anything . Daddy was a machinist-maintenance man at a factory. When he retired last year , I believe he was the only man that know anything about babbitt bearing. He has a burner , pot, and ladle. Very cool video. And thanks for all your videos. I really enjoy them.

Danny, I just watched this video and a couple of things stand out to me. 1) You are a talented man! 2) You are a man that gives attention to detail! I too, like to show details in my videos, although, most of my videos are on gardening. Details are important if we are truly trying to teach or just show how to do things. Good video, good job on the mill. Years ago, back in the Model T ford car days, my father used to pour babbit rod bearings when overhauling an engine. It great to see that you still know how to do that. Thanks for this video! OAG

Most impressive! Nicely done! It's great to see one of our cane mills refurbished and in working order! Goldens’ Foundry & Machine Company began production in 1882, producing cane mills, evaporators and syrup kettles during that time. 136+ years later, we still create large cast iron parts for large, multi-national companies. On the consumer side, those syrup kettles are the inspiration for Goldens' Cast Iron Fire Pits with 1/2 inch ductile cast iron construction and our 3/8" ductile cast iron kamado cookers that are superior to those popular foreign made ceramic cookers! You can't beat American made durability and flavorabilty of cast iron that lasts for generations! We appreciate your video Danny and we're very impressed by your many talents!

Great job Danny! The bearing rig was pure genius! I was actually afraid the lead was going to do what it did if the bottom of that jack shaft was not sealed. The paint job and your attention to detail on the restoration are fantastic! That fine old mill deserves it! Another lost art being revived, can't wait to see it in action this winter! Zoltan, pay attention, the education you are getting is priceless!

This is just awesome. Sharing this restoration is teaching people, like me, history. Thank you so much.

Danny you and my hubby is so much a like. Ya'll can fix anything! Just love not having not throwing stuff out.

I am lucky to have come across your channel. I am learning so much from you and Wanda. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

Is lead a good substitute for the babbitt alloy? How is it holding up?

Watching Danny paint out the letters reminded me of watching my stepfather paint out trim on an old Studebaker he refurbished. He didn't appreciate the audience for such close work and turned around and painted my nose! Thank you, Danny for your willingness to share your attention to detail. Looking forward to videos from processing the cane! Shared on Facebook.

Just amazing! A mill over 100 years old and looks good as new. Love it!

Danny wow.As a machinist watching this was something.Babbit bearing without a machine shop setting.Working on the ground even wow.I marvel at this.At the homestead the term jack of all trade must have come from.Well done Sir.My hats off to you.I would have loved being part of your project awesome.That young man has just learned a skill that is rarely seen done.Make me want to go out and find a old cane grinder to rebuild.Matter of fact as a kid.A friend in the neighborhood had one set up in the yard for years.Im gonna check on that.Thanks God Bless.

Wow! That was so cool to watch, a couple times I was holding my breath while you were assembling hoping no smashed fingers and saying use your knees not your back! lol! It's beautiful and I can't wait to see it in action!

Can't wait to see it in action Danny. so glad you have Zoltan there to help you.

Your talents continue to amaze me! Love to have a thimble full of the knowledge that you have!! Great video!!!!

Great job Danny! I was holding my breath when you picked it up with the tractor. Very nice! Can't wait to see it action. Thanks for sharing

the simplicity of old tech is amazing. Newer mills might have a chip that asks to connect to the internet before working

Favorite you tube channel. Thanks for sharing. We have 45 acres in the white mountains in AZ we are having fun with. Your channel is very helpful for us.

I Remember the Days when My Dad Re-Done his Bearings, Our Mill was about 1/3 Bigger than the One you Have....That was some Good Ole days..................

Brother nice work! I know I am a bit late on this. One small tip if you need to do more casting. You can use cat litter as your clay. Just wet it and mix. God Bless Brother.

WOW! That red paint with the 'golden' letters looks mighty sharp! That's not an item you see on very many farms! You did a great job - hope it works as well as it looks!

That was awesome! My Dad would have loved this video. He too was a remarkable man. You remind me of him with your ways of doing things around your farm.

Very cool. thanks Danny You getting a mule to power it?

Daddy use to work for the phone company, down in the manholes they would use lead to cover large splice casings. We would use lead around the farm for all sorts of things. The spattering you experienced was from the lead touching water (wet sand) and explosively steaming off. Sand has to be absolutely DRY when you pour. Make the mold one day, leave in the sun, then pour the next. Might start with a sand bottom too when you put your bearing case in. Sure brings back memories. I am still wondering if zinc would do the job too! I am going to have to investigate that a little.

Awesome cane mill. Looks so pretty all painted up. Will be waiting to see it in action.

Danny, any idea where you can get a press. Any decent homemade ones??🌱

Im trying to find words to show my appreciation... Im having trouble just getting past wow tho. Danny and Zoltan, fantastic job... (so jealous of Zoltan, what an opportunity!)

That will get your juices flowing!, Nice work! Look forward to the process of you guys making syrup, Thanks!

Danny, I sure which you was around the corner. I would had loved to come give you a hand. My Grandfather, Father like I were all Millwrights, I have most of all their Babbit pouring tools. I would love to have to come scrapped and blued some bearings. I have quite a few pieces that I am rebuilding and filming for my channel, a Williams corn grinder, 3 corn shellers and a Fairbanks Morse engine, in negotiations on Sugar Mill. Love the video.

Glad you finally got it back together. Should last many more years. I've got several projects that i may never finish.

I love the old cane mills. My grandpa would use an old lawn tractor to turn his. He didn't have a mule. We used to eat a lot of the cane while he was milling it. Great stuff. Great video. Thanks

great video demonstrating how to "improvise & FIX" things (even 100+ yr old equip) kids today are missing out on a lost art of living by reuse, repurposed & improvising! shared this on my FB & my g+ .....Great Paint job! (steady hand!)

Nice to see the old stuff made to run again. Nice job!

What a very interesting video. It looks so nice is the reason for lard due to food product being put through it? So you don't get sick or a bad flavour.

You did a fabulous job Danny! Got two questions, do you have to clean it out after and how? and the line that would run to the pan, is it buried? so you can run the tractor around or do you hold the syrup til you're done, attach the line and then release it? Thanks.

Thirty years is a-long-time-coming ... amazing and awesome! Some questions for your live chat: I discovered the hard way that fire ants love to eat lard ... how often will you have to re-grease and will Zoltan be available to help? Also, how do you keep birds (& bees) from building nests in it? Thanks

It always makes me smile seeing something old brought back to life. My personal hobby is restoring old garden tractors. Good work Danny.

Hello, I really enjoyed watching you refurbish this can mill. Something I have never seen! Good job! Hope the syrup is delicious! I don't have FB or any of those others, but I have taken the link and shared it in an email to my friends! I also sent it to The Commons Community Workshop . They have a FB page. I will make sure to have them share this video on their site. Hope this will qualify for an entry. Thanks!

Nice job yall..im going to have to show this to my Dad..he will get such a kick out of it..Thanks for sharing!! =)

Shared on Facebook. Loved watching you put the mill back together. Congrats on reaching your goals.

When Sweet Man and I first married, his uncle would make cane syrup every Thanksgiving Day. Everyone had their own job, from stacking and feeding the cane to cleanup of the bagasse. The actual cooking though was done only by the older men. Great memories!! thanks for the video, I shared to facebook.

it was a pleasure to watch you get that back together. Grandma had one but no idea what happened to it.

60 years ago we had 2 cane mills but ours wasn't enclosed like yours but I sure miss the syrup we made. We had green cane from Cuba and we lived in middle Florida. I have some red cane I am raising now that someone gave me this summer but it is very different. You make good videos and I just found your site.

Definitely a cool project but you were saying its what ya do when you dont have the right tools to do anything with, then just measure the inside and outside diameters and then simply put that information in an online search that will quickly bring up ball bearings for it

Have been really enjoying your videos, and have shared many of them with my friends and family through email. Thank you both for taking the time to share your knowledge....

THIS IS TURE HOMESTEADING!!! Thanks so much for taking us along for this journey. I loved it!!!!!!

Very cool machine. But its not acceptable to use lead bearings on anything food related anymore.

Great job on the restore. What mill is this? I just picked up a Golden's #3 New Model.

That was a scary tractor ride to the back forty with the mill swinging.

How long did it take you to re-build the cane mill? shared on Facebook!

Love seeing the lost skills meet the new generations...

Very cool Danny. Necessity is the mother of invention on that Bering box! Genius!

very cool to see that mill brought back!! I gained an old Molasses mill when we bought the farm 40 yrs ago and I moved it here. Its full of red wasps most of the time, but would sure like to see it re-furbished some day!!

You guys are super smart and ingenious. I enjoyed watching the entire video as if it was my project. Thanks.

Hello D & W, I shared this video with my brother via E-mail. OAG

that is awesome that you was able to restore the sugar cane mill.... Zoltan has probably learned more in his week there from Danny than most people would learn in many years.. what a blessing for him and for you all also.

Danny, are y'all going to make any molasses, this year ? We really like all y'alls videos, so keep making lots more.

Great job....can't wait to see it in action!

I have a golden Chattooga 80 gallons syrup kettle no cracks,, no of anyone interested in buying it had it in family for over 100 plus years,, was going to build furnace but no mill for it

Can't wait for the syrup video.

What is old , is new again! I loved this video!! In this "throw away" society it is so nice to see these things fixed and used. There is a reason that it is over 110 yrs old and you can still use it. Love watching !!

awesome to watch you two at work, nice job

Shared on FB . Amazing work Danny. Beautiful

Where do u buy one?

Next Danny you need a Horse Sweep, if you find two I need one bad. A horse sweep is a piece of equipment that powers other equipment using horses, mules or oxen, great for a homestead.

Cool usage of half bearings working in opposition.

New subbie here. Shared vid on Facebook and on Pinterest. Knowing that there are people who can think, create and make things gives me hope for our country.

Not how I'd do it, but it got the job done ... very good!!! Do you visit your local scrap yard??? The things you can find and buy are amazing, they normally charge about double the price they pay for scrap, but often you'll get 10 times or more the value for your dollar. Many years ago I bought a 20 foot long non-magnetic stainless steel processing table for about $60, the cost new would have been about $1,100.00 ... amazing find.

Wow. You are a true inspiration in this day of a throw away society. Well done.

yes, As I guessed, not. I pay attention an knew. yes, been waiting for this thank you Danny.

Thanks Danny and Wanda, please enter us in the giveaway. We are sharing it on our personal Facebook and our The Simple Life with Kevin and Kristen Facebook page!

awesome video, fantastic job on the cane mill, God bless you and your family

That's phenomenal! The prettiest mule mill I've ever seen!

Danny+Wanda+Zoltan = Unstoppable! I have to admit I too held my breath when you picked it up! Absolutely fascinating to watch y'all work in perfect harmony! TYFS! Prayers & Hugs for all.

Shared with FaceBook. I love the old sugar cane mill. I REALLY love home made cane syrup. Takes me back to a kid....Thank you

shared on facebook... crisco is so good for lots of things... i use it on door hinges to keep them from creaking.

I'm sharing this video on my Pinterest account and adding it to my must see video playlists. Good luck everyone on the contest.

Nice job- looks like new!

would love to see the process I have some sorghum seed grew volunteer from chicken scratch and trying to get some sugar cane seed would like to try it just for fun

excellent restore..grade A AMERICAN steel (or cast iron).....that will do....but i got to ask.....will the mill be up for sale soon?....hahahahahaha...i think i know the answer to that......and the colors look GREAT.....

Crisco is not lard. Lard, a rendered fat, comes from a pig. Crisco, vegetable shortening, comes from cottonseed and soybeans. You can make lard at home with a pot and a stove. You cannot make vegetable shortening at home without the equipment to press the oil from the plants, then you must hydrogenate the oil. I'm sure you used Crisco instead of an industrial grease because this machine makes food and you want to keep it "food grade". An oil bath of peanut or coconut would be better in my opinion since Crisco melts easily and will not lubricate well for long.

Fantastic video. Shared this with my friends and family on Facebook.

Shared this video with my wife and kids. I don't do other social media.

Just shared refurbished Cain mill on Facebook.

Very interesting and it looks like you got a good helper. 😄

Liked and Shared on Facebook,pintrest, linked in and Instagram oh and google plus! Loved watching this! It looks beautiful!

Thanks for sharing another great video adventure, I'm looking forward to seeing it Work on another video. Have a great day

Love your bounty of skills!! Thanks for sharing. Love the look of the "new" mill.

hi Danny and Wanda, i first camr across you on youtube, will share on fb, and whereever i can God Bless

OK, now THAT is a big press! I guess you can grow a lot of sugar cane in your neck of the woods! I might can grow some, but will have better luck with sorghum, I think. Can't wait to see y'all using it!

love what you and Wanda are doing and sharing. keep up the good work. sharing on Facebook

Shared on facebook. Thanks Danny and Wanda.

Danny , please put my name in the hat for the light. We watch y'all on KZfaq, follow y'all on Facebook, and say up on y'alls web page. We watch y'alls videos every night and we have a lot of them to watch, before we can say that we have seen them all. Keep making more.

Great video Danny i enjoyed it very much , is the young man your hired help its good you have somebody you give you a hand on the farm , another question i have how do you like your Belarus tractor ?

Put some Lard in the Babitt bearings

Awesome job! The paint was a wonderful touch.

Shared on Facebook with my friends. I think they will find this repair quit interesting. If at first you don't succeed try again.

Shared on Facebook! Amazing stuff, very talented Danny!

Shared on FaceBook! Have some family that will love your ingenuity - using nothing to make something!

Great vid cant wait to see it in action God Bless

WOW that looks amazing ! You astound me with your talents , must say .:)