Soaking Plate Bushings. ok. Where get "Pin Driving Fluid"?

[gordon stelter]

--- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Clark asked: "HI, ALL! Don't I remember, awhile
> back, a comment someone made about soaking their
> tuning pin bushings before installation, to soften
> them up a little? Joe Garrett, maybe? I couldn't
> find it in the archives."
>  
> Clark,
> Yup, it was me.<G> I soak them in a solution of
> Synthetic Reducer and Pin Driving Fluid. About 100:1
> mixture. Let them soak until they sink! Then extract
> 3 to 6, (a two unison couplet), and let them set on
> a paper towel until they start to show a bit of
> whiteness. That way the darned stuff won't be
> "squirting" all over the place! DAMHIK!<G> Swab the
> bushing and pin block with pin driving fluid and
> immediately start your stinging. I like to pull two
> out after I've driven the first string. That way I
> have a continuous supply that are properly "dried".
> This method will make the bushings remain tight
> around the pin forever! (or until the pinblock
> fails<G>) I've been using this method for thirty
> years and have seen what they look like after that
> period of time. No "gaposis" noted on my 30 year
> jobs! This method does take more time, but I believe
> it is worth the extra effort. Although, many say
> that the plate bushings do not support anything, I
> like to think that this method does !
>  help to eliviate a bit of the "flag-poling" that we
> so hate.<G> At least that's been my experience.
> Regards,
> 
> Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I


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