Hi Chris, Trust you to take it one notch better. <g> R At 08:19 AM 24/03/00 -0700, you wrote: >Greg > > I just steamed out a set out last night. It is definely the best way to >get the key bushings out. Try it on removing old dampers as well. You do >not have to buy the expensive Stanley Steamer. Go to the hardware store >and buy a kettle that has a whistle in it, no automatic shutoff. The one I >bought was $16.00 Canadian. Drill a hole in the whisle hole for a piece of >7/32 pipe, you will find a piece of dampp chaser tubing will fit over this. >I use a ballpoint pen on the other end as a nozzle and a piece of foam over >the tubing as a handle. I also use a piece of foam, or you could use a >cloth, to push in the spout and voila, you have a steamer that is cheap and >effective. I could take a photograph if you are interested. > >Chris Gregg > > >At 11:41 PM 3/23/2000 -0500, you wrote: >>List, >> I've read two posts of late about steaming out old bushings. I >>wonder if any of you have ever tried using wallpaper paste remover? I >>use a mixture of this applied with a dropper directly onto the bushings. >>I will sometimes apply to the set a second time just to insure >>penetration. Usually if the glue was hide glue they either remove very >>easily with a wet cloth ironed over the bushings or sometimes (often) >>they just fall out even before the application of steam. Does anyone >>else use this method or have this kind of experience? >> >>Greg Newell >> >> >> > http://www.cadvision.com/cgregg > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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