Casters

[John Ross]

It must be tight.
I have in the passed shimmed some of the bushings that were loose. I didn't 
make them really tight, and as a result, the castor socket, loosened at its 
press fit, and the wheel ended up wobbling, and binding.
So make sure it is a really tight, press fit, for the bushing.
A piece of dowel that is tight in the hole, can be drilled out to fit the 
socket.
Then again, the plate casters do not have the problem, and they can bridge 
the hole.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta at adelphia.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: Casters


>    Hi John:
>    I have a collection of those wooden bushings that I never seem to use. 
> My thought would be this:  If the caster plate fits into the recess where 
> the old caster was,  put screws in to hold it in place, tap the caster 
> into the socket and call it good.  I don't think you will have any 
> problem.  I have installed over 40 sets this way with no failures.
>    Mike Kurta