damper guide rail bushings

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Fri Apr 27 08:55:51 MDT 2007


> I once attended a technical class at a convention where the instructor
> showed us his method of securing the bushings.  He sprayed a coat of
> lacquer on the rail and let it dry.  Then he bushed the rail with cloth
> that was dampened with thinner.  When the thinner dried, the bushing cloth
> was held in place by the lacquer (or was it shellac?)  FWIW.  
> 
> 	Paul McCloud


Shellac. Sizing the bushings with the #7 bridge pins and 
alcohol/water mix afterwards melts the shellac and glues the 
bushings in nicely.

Ron N


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