Texatdurango
Member
I've read some answers lately that don't make any sense and would like some clarification.
I have read numerous posts where someone will say "I sand down to the bushings but when I assemble the pen, the wood is still too thick (larger diameter than mating kit parts)"
Many of the replies tend to go something like "That's why I don't rely on bushings, I use calipers and measure the blank and kit part and turn to those dimensions".
That's the part that's not making sense. How can you turn to a diameter that is smaller than the bushings you are using?
As an example, if you have a bushing that's .500" and the mating pen part is .492", you are going to have the wood .008" larger than the pen and will feel the difference when the pen is assembled.
So what exactly do you do when you have a .500 bushing and want to turn to .492?
When I find bushings to be too large, I just file them down to the correct diameter, am I missing something?
George
I have read numerous posts where someone will say "I sand down to the bushings but when I assemble the pen, the wood is still too thick (larger diameter than mating kit parts)"
Many of the replies tend to go something like "That's why I don't rely on bushings, I use calipers and measure the blank and kit part and turn to those dimensions".
That's the part that's not making sense. How can you turn to a diameter that is smaller than the bushings you are using?
As an example, if you have a bushing that's .500" and the mating pen part is .492", you are going to have the wood .008" larger than the pen and will feel the difference when the pen is assembled.
So what exactly do you do when you have a .500 bushing and want to turn to .492?
When I find bushings to be too large, I just file them down to the correct diameter, am I missing something?
George