teflon pedal bushing

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Dale,
Thixotropic alkyd resin based on polyamide technology.
What ever that means <G>
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Probst" <wardprobst@cst.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 3:39 PM
Subject: RE: teflon pedal bushing


> Del,
> I give what is thixotropic? 
> I only have the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (blush with shame)
> Best,
> Dale
> Dale Probst, RPT
> Ward & Probst, Inc.
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Delwin D Fandrich
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 1:57 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: teflon pedal bushing
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Musselwhite" <john@musselwhite.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: November 09, 2001 11:06 PM
> Subject: Re: teflon pedal bushing
> 
> 
> > At 07:38 AM 11/9/01 -0800, Del wrote:
> > 
> > >though the hole might be elongating. I'd go along with the VJ Lube, 
> > >but would prefer my modern version using half talc and half Teflon 
> > >powder.
> > 
> > Why not all Teflon powder? The last batch I mixed up seems to work 
> > well,
> > though it ended up a little thicker than usual.
> > 
> >                  John
> > 
> 
> 
> The talc makes the mixture a bit more thixotropic.
> 
> Del
>