Keyslips making keys stick

[Thomas Cole]

It sounds like you're thinking that the unfinished side of the keyslip 
is going to pick up moisture while the other side does not, thus causing 
unequal expansion and bowing. But with the grain of a keyslip running 
along its length, I would think this effect would be negligible, owing 
to the tendency of wood to expand across the grain very much more than 
with it.

That said, I still can't account for why some keyslips warp in, some 
don't warp, but I don't recall one that warped out. It might have more 
to do with how the wood was dried or how straight the grain is?

Also I wonder if there is some historical reason why the back sides of 
keyslips are unfinished, while so many other case parts are varnished 
both sides.

Tom Cole

Norm Barrett wrote:

> One thing I have not seen mentioned on this thread is a reason that 
> the warp occurs because the inside of the keyslip is not finished. I 
> don't understand why the manufacturer does'nt do this. Can any give a 
> reason other than expense.
> Norm Barrett
>
> Richard Brekne wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks
>>
>> I understand a temporary jury-rig and the need for it as well as the 
>> next guy. And I think I rather covered that end of things in my first 
>> post.  But here it seems that a jury-rig solution is being proposed 
>> as a fully viable long term fix and thats where I part roads.
>>
>> I mentioned that factories dont do this, and dont for obvious 
>> reasons. Whilst I have no problem in looking at solutions for 
>> problems that are not necessarily standard factory procedure, I cant 
>> ignore that virtually all factories through time have opted quite 
>> consciously to not bush the key slip on the front rail of the action.
>>
>> Finally... come on guys... there are plenty of ways of doing a 
>> permanent fix of a warped key slip without bushing the thing. And 
>> there have been several suggested...even quick fixes that will most 
>> often work.  A temporary rig in a jam is one thing. A good long term 
>> fix that doesn't compromise or risk compromising soft shift function 
>> is another.
>>
>> Cheers
>> RicB
>>
>>
>>
>
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