Flitz for repetition springs?

[David Skolnik]

Jon -
Yeah yeah.  I meant to say all that too.  Two questions.  One - 
what's a grub?  Two - Can you supply the same type of directions as 
below to make the pliers?  I have some wire bending pliers from the 
jewelry trade, which I've used for this purpose, but their curvature 
is somewhat too small a radius.
Actually, a third question: what's your observation about the 
adherence of the Dag to the previously 'tallowed' surface?
And last...as long as you're going to these lengths, have the part in 
your hands, and especially because you are re-tensioning the spring, 
do you consider repinning the rep levers to increase the pinning friction?

David Skolnik


At 08:41 AM 6/29/2008, you wrote:
>Here's my procedure for reconditioning the springs and grubs.
>
>Dislodge the spring arms in the rep lever and jack.
>
>Straighten out (reestablish proper curve) to the bent, 'maladjusted' wires
>with specially adapted curved-jaw pliers (jpg).
>
>Remove encrusted lubricant from rep lever grub.
>
>Clean and polish spring end at rep lever contact with Dremel Tool.
>
>Place lubricant, usually DAG, in rep grub AND jack spring hole. You'll
>be surprised at what a little lube can do at the jack.
>
>Expand the spring at the coil and install spring ends to their slots.
>Reconfigure the bend at jack if needed. Sometimes it entails trimming
>the jack spring arm which can bind at the far end of the jack mounting.
>
>Adjust tension if too strong.
>
>Burnish rep lever at knuckle contact.
>--
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page
>
>
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