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The Workshop => General => Topic started by: Joesson on July 25, 2022, 11:10

Title: How to make your own bushes.
Post by: Joesson on July 25, 2022, 11:10
Having found this on the www I thought it may be of interest to some Members, it describes making replacement bushes by machining or moulding.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/how-make-your-own-delrin-and-urethane-bushings/
Title: Re: How to make your own bushes.
Post by: McMr2 on July 25, 2022, 19:04
Quote from: Joesson on July 25, 2022, 11:10Having found this on the www I thought it may be of interest to some Members, it describes making replacement bushes by machining or moulding.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/how-make-your-own-delrin-and-urethane-bushings/

Ingenuity points for sure, think I'd be leaving delrin for the track and the track alone!
Title: Re: How to make your own bushes.
Post by: Joesson on July 25, 2022, 19:16
Quote from: McMr2 on July 25, 2022, 19:04Ingenuity points for sure, think I'd be leaving delrin for the track and the track alone!

Some on here don't need much encouragement to try things out, usually safely, but yes the track is the place for any experimentation.
Title: Re: How to make your own bushes.
Post by: McMr2 on July 25, 2022, 21:55
Quote from: Joesson on July 25, 2022, 19:16Some on here don't need much encouragement to try things out, usually safely, but yes the track is the place for any experimentation.

I was thinking more from a comfort perspective, but maybe I'm just getting old!
Title: Re: How to make your own bushes.
Post by: Joesson on July 25, 2022, 22:24
Quote from: McMr2 on July 25, 2022, 21:55I was thinking more from a comfort perspective, but maybe I'm just getting old!

I had no thought of using the ideas for myself, just that they may be of interest to others.
A liking for comfort is not necessarily age related, a hair shirt is a hair shirt, no matter the age of the wearer.
Title: Re: How to make your own bushes.
Post by: Jay on July 26, 2022, 16:24
I gave this a go over lockdown on a set of old engine mounts, turned out practically solid so resigned to the shelf for now (if I build another starlet for track I'll give them a go)

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