<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>[CAUT] Bushing cloth thickness</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">...for .145 f/r pins I use a .147 caul in the summer and .152 caul in the winter to accommodate for seasonal humidity swings...</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">.161 balance rails, .160 caul., .145 for standard pins. Cauls are brass, heated.</font></blockquote> </blockquote> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">What happens to your Summer keybushing jobs in the Winter and vice-versa?</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Keys are rebushed looser on the pins in the dry season (.152 caul)</div> <div>so they won't bind come summer.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keys are rebushed firmer on the pins in the wet season (.147 caul)</div> <div>so they won't be too loose come winter.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The time of year is taken into account when easing keys with the KBI</div> <div>(Key Bushing Iron) such that you don't want to introduce too much</div> <div>play in August which will leave them too loose in the middle of winter</div> <div>and vise versa.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Repinning requires much the same. 6.5 swings in winter yields ~4 in the summer.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>