damper guide rail bushings

[Farrell]

Paul, perhaps you missed Ron Nossaman's post describing his method - which 
IMHO is the slickest of all. He shellacs the wooden guide rail, lets it dry, 
inserts the cloth bushings, then wets the bushings with a 50/50 
alcohol/water mix and inserts a #7 (or whatever appropriate size) bridge pin 
to size the bushing. The alcohol in the sizing mixture dissolves the little 
bit of shellac in the bushing hole and bonds the bushing in place.

The 'ole two birds with one stone approach. I like it.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> I once attended a technical class at a convention where the instructor
> showed us his method of securing the bushings.  He sprayed a coat of
> lacquer on the rail and let it dry.  Then he bushed the rail with cloth
> that was dampened with thinner.  When the thinner dried, the bushing cloth
> was held in place by the lacquer (or was it shellac?)  FWIW.
>
> Paul C
>