Ron said: "I meant keep the bushing together. The difference between Kimball's 1/2" bushings and everyone else's means thinner walls in the bushing in everyone else's. There has to be a point where there isn't enough integrity to the short cross ply to hold the bushing together. Ron N" Ron, Now I get it!<G> And I've been giving wrong info....You correctly defined them as 1/2"! (I've been saying 7/16"!...Must be Oldstimers Disease Again!) If we do the "rough" math, that gives us about 1/8" all the way around the tuning pin. I've found that, because this type of bushing still expands somewhat, that the driving of the tuning pin appears to "jam" the bushing really tight into the web. Like I said, before, I've done two of these and each time, I was amazed at how nice the pin feel was. Almost like an exposed pinblock feel. As to how little can we get away with, regarding the wall thickness of bushings? I think that the olde style is too thin! The current "modern" bushings are simply window dressing, (fodder for the Marketing types), and/or a guide for drilling only. I know they don't do a damned thing. <G> Oh, the reason I use Delignet, for this type of bushing, is that there are sufficient plies to give it some integrity. I'd use FalconWood, if'n I could get it.<G> (Of course that would mean buying more plug cutters.....or sharpening the little boogers, a lot!<G>) Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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