Hi, Best bushing job by ME, that is! No doubt there have been better jobs by others, but I was so elated at how well my last job went, I thought I had to share this. Usually when I return with the keys I allow some time to ease those that may be a little tight yet. On average, I suppose that's ten keys or so. This last job ALL of the bushings were a PERFECT fit. The only thing I had to do was ream a couple of the insides of the balance holes - with a reamer I got from Jurgen (fine tool). I think what may have made the difference this time was that I ironed all the bushings lightly at the end of the job. OR, it may have been that it was my first use of what Schaff calls their "extra quality key bushing cloth". What do you think? Either or both? For ironing I used the Schaff 5-in-1 Electric Iron Kit, #99, shown on page 66 of their catalog. I controlled the heat with a light dimmer that I bought from a local lighting store. It works great and was 1/4 the cost of the #906 ESICO Wattage Controller shown above the Iron Kit in the Schaff Catalog. You plug the dimmer cord into the wall, and then plug the iron into the dimmer, so it's like getting an extension cord as well as a wattage controller. That iron gets pretty hot on full wattage, and the bushing cloth would surely burn on HI. Hope somebody gets some help from this. From now on I'll do all bushing jobs this way. The "extra quality" bushing cloth is not much more $$ at all, and the ironing takes only a couple of minutes. John Dorr Helena, MT
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