[CAUT] Dipping Parts (was re:magnets etc,now Tokiwa parts)

[David Vanderhoofven]

Hi Ron,

I am curious, what do you dip parts in, and what is the purpose for dipping 
action parts?

Sincerely,
David Vanderhoofven


At 03:58 PM 3/31/2005, you wrote:
>The problem can also occur with good bushing cloth. It is important, when 
>making the parts, to ensure that sufficient time is allowed after 
>installing the bush for the cloth/flange glue to thoroughly dry before 
>dipping the parts to swell the bush. If the parts are dipped to early, the 
>glue can migrate through the bushing to the centre pin/bushing contact 
>area. This can allow the glue to deposit on the pin which will ultimately 
>result in the galling which many of us have experienced.
>
>When we had problems with the aforementioned galling in our earlier 
>actions, I raised the issue of allowing time between bushing and dipping 
>with Tokiwa. I don't know exactly what changes were made to the production 
>process apart from the use of Renner cloth, but no parts have galled for 
>us since the 2002 fix.
>
>Ron O.