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Thread: Reducing size of bronze bushes
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26th January 2011, 08:48 AM #1
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Reducing size of bronze bushes
I have some 16mm OD bronze bushes, 30mm long, ID 10 mm that I need to reduce to 5/8" OD. ( 15.875mm OD)
Can anyone please advise the best way to do this?regards,
Dengy
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26th January 2011, 08:55 AM #2
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Best way would be to mount on a Mandrel and machine them in a lathe.
If you are trying to find a method to reduce your Diameter without the use of machine tools and still retain a true diameter I think you will be hard pressed.
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26th January 2011, 09:25 AM #3
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I concur with pipeclay, a mandrel on a lathe...
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26th January 2011, 11:22 AM #4
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Hi
How many do you need to do?
How accurate do they need to be?(I'm assuming pretty accurate because you include the 0.005mm, but its 5/8 which I guess is what you are really after)
Do you have assess to a metal lathe?
Stuart
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26th January 2011, 12:16 PM #5
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If they don't need to be super accurate, you can mount them in a wood lathe on slow RPM and file then linish them to size.
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