Thanks for the surprise response to my April 5 posting! I will be trying CLP on bushings and in the balance holes. This discussion has been useful. One suggestion that I haven't put into practice is removing all punchings in order to polish the pins. How many do this and how significant is the gain in eliminating additional friction for all the trouble? You certainly don't want to leave Flitz anywhere, whether you add CLP or not, but I think it's possible to do a good, clean, job of polishing without removing the punchings. For those who do recommend removing the punchings, what system do you use for setting the punchings aside and keeping them in order? John Baird Millikin University Decatur, Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: <vem@email.byu.edu> To: <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:47 PM Subject: Re: Slick Key Bushings. > I have tried both, and prefer the results that CLP achieves. I think it lasts > longer than anything else. I also routinely use CLP at the bottom of the > balance holes right on the wood. I believe it it aides in not having to ease > that hole quite as much. We have a lot of binding in that area because of the > dry conditions that predominate here. > > Vince Mrykalo > Brigham Young University > > ) Using TFL50 Dry Lubricant in the same way also eliminates this drag. I > ) imagine easier and quicker to apply than CLP. Has someone tried both and > ) compared results? > ) > ) John Baird > ) Millikin University > ) Decatur, Illinois > >
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