Re: Making rod bearing inserts, Attention Machinist

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June 12, 2018 at 7:48 pm #77823
dmbono
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    Cut the rod to length of bush plus 1" or so for chucking. Split the bronze rod with hacksaw, then file or belt sand surfaces flat. Then soft solder together. Then mount in a four jaw chuck, turn OD and bore Id right to size, then part off. Heat to separate the halves.

    That cut joint doesn’t have to be perfect.
    Dave