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Re: tail planes

Subject: Re: tail planes
From: Kenneth Whiteley <kenwhit@kenwhit.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:12:54
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In message <3AE8642F.7DAF7FD3@gte.net>, Bill McClellan <wilmac@gte.net>
writes
>will score the bushing needlessly.  If tube is confirmed round you can
>use emery cloth on a bushing but obviously you can't put material back
>on the bushing after taking it off.  The bushing is the softer material

You should not use emery as that may leave abrasive particles embedded
in the bronze bushings. My tube was not true and was a tight fit. I used
a bearing scraper to achieve a satisfactory free movement over the arc
which is required.
Kenneth Whiteley


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