Re: Making rod bearing inserts, Attention Machinist

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You can still use my method with a three jaw. The soldered blank is no longer round, but you only need to get the split line roughly centered. I’ve made many split bushings by this method. No, you don’t want the bushing to rotate in the rod. Yes, soft solder is used, not silver solder. That means any type of plumbing solder will do.