rejuvenating key bushings with steam -Reply

[Vince Mrykalo]

Fred, et. al.,
I've done a similar thing on occasion, but instead of using a teapot, I have a pressure steamer called "Sgt. Steam".  I put the appropriate size calls into the bushed holes before I steam them.  The bushings cannot be too worn however.

Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT IPT BA HA HA
vince@byu.edu

>>> <FSSturm@aol.com> 05/27/98 05:31pm >>>
 
  I thought I*d
 experiment with the possibility of rejuvenating key bushings with steam, and
 was very impressed with the results. In conjunction with replacing a few
 individual bushings with excessively high wear (where keys are badly angled),
 it looks like the life of a set of bushings can be extended considerably.
 
Regards,
Fred Sturm, RPT
University of New Mexico