turning front rail pins; rebushing difficulties

[Thomas Cole]

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On the subject of key bushings, one thing I've discovered which 
complicates the issue is that, once in a GREAT while (one hopes), the 
bushings have been previously lubricated with some exotic lube 
(silicone?) which now acts as a resist to hot hide glue. You can 
literally pick the new bushings out of the balance rail with forceps, no 
steam or soaking required, while the fronts are in for good!

I've been advised to wash the mortises with a spray gun filled with 
acetone (hmmm - next time I'll put the new keytops on last!) followed 
with compressed air, which I will do after all the
Christmas tunings. I wondered if others have had any experience with 
this phenomenon.

Tom Cole
just down the hill from the CYA (Calif. Youth Athority)

Tompiano@aol.com wrote:

> Joe,
> How do you figure steaming accounts for about 1/2 the time to install 
> new key bushings.
> Let's do the math:
>
> Disassemble stack, remove keys, put keys into your favorite traveling 
> device    .5 hr
> Take keys to shop, begin removal of keybushings (let's say using the 
> soaking
> method                                                     min of   1. hr
> Let key mortises dry for the remainder of the day                       
> Next day- install keybushings-   let dry for remainder of day       
>           1.5 hr
> Take Keys back- install and fine fit to key pins 
>    install stack back on frame                                        
> min. of 2. hrs
>                                                             approx. 
> total 5. hrs
> Total down time to customer: min  of 2 1/2 days
> Steaming keybushings in the home                                      
> .5 hrs
>
> For the record I am strong proponent for replacing keybushings before 
> they get too loose. I let the customer's know way in advance when they 
> are approaching that line in the sand when they need to put their 
> affairs in order.
> But the point of the thread was a way of buying time and making the 
> best of a set of loose bushings.  For me, a fast steaming of the 
> bushings does an excellent time of buying time of the customer without 
> doing any additional harm to the mortise.Quick and economical being 
> the theme.
> Tom Servinsky


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