[Public-List] good news and bad news

[George Dinwiddie]

Richard,

On 2/2/12 2:18 PM, Richard Mair wrote:
> What I did George was mix graphite with west system, clean and wax the bolt
> and assemble and let dry. The play dissapeared. I am hoping the graphite
> will act as a bushing.  With the bolts I wax the threads and put them in
> with thickened west epoxy and they will be removeable after. The shoe is
> easy enough to remove so I will know how ot all holds up at the next haul.

I hadn't considered epoxy, because I though it didn't stick well to 
bronze. I just googled 
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/west-system-launches-g-flex-epoxy/ though 
and it looks like they've got a formulation just for that.

Why graphite for the filler?

  - George

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