<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe - Now I'm the first one to admit = that I am not an action center wizard. But I thought conventional wisdom dictated = that a freshly bushed flange should have its bushing sized with a center pin, = i.e., insert pin while wet and let dry. I think the theory is that compressing = the bushing cloth fibers makes for a more stable bushing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone else do it this way? Do you = get stable, long-lasting results?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you dry quickly and then ream, do = you not risk having a too-soft bushing that will rapidly loosen its fit on the pin? Especially in this case where the up-and-down pulling of the damper wire = has loosened the original bushing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And Don - Thanks for the input. Your recommendations are more along the line of what I thought was the best = way to go - although I suspect I will pass on the clothes dryer or the toaster = oven....... ;-)   You reaffirmed my suspicion that I really want to let = them dry overnight to be sure I have a good stable bushing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you  wet;  then dry with = a hair blower or Unger gun; then size with the correct reamers; one minute = per flange or so.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Most factories use air drying tumblers (or something similar) to = dry the parts faster.  They use mildly warm air for 1 or 2 hours, if I am = remembering correctly.<BR><BR>You could possibly put them in a cloth = bag and tumble - dry them in your clothes drier with a low heat setting.  = If possible, run them for an hour or two, take them out and put a sizing = pin in, soak with 50/50 alcohol/water, dry them again the same time with the = low heat, then let them sit over night to settle at the ambient = conditions.  This should give you really stable, well fit centers.<BR><BR>I have always = used a toaster oven to warm them at 120 - 150 degrees or so for about 1/2 = hour, then let them sit out as long as possible before burnishing and = pinning.  You are correct that this could lead to big changes later, so for critical = centers like hammer centers I have always tried to let them sit for at least a = day before final pinning.<BR><BR>Don Mannino RPT<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How long does it take for a = pre-glued Renner flange bushing with sizing pin to dry to the point where one can be = sure that bushing size/pin fit will be stable?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any knowledgeable = opinions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm trying to rush a piano = teacher's damper lever repair job so she doesn't have to cancel lessons.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone ever see that where the = damper block (the thing the damper wire is secured in) bushings compress to the = point were the center pin has a lot of play in the bushing? This is a 1950 = or so Baldwin L grand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>