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Hi,
I'm looking to source some bushings for slipjoints.
Ideally I want a bushing with smaller than a 1/8" ID hole. Perhaps 3/32? I assume smaller may be too small to peen properly or may deform on the peening(this may not matter on a bushing build since the blade revolves around the bushing, not the pivot.)
I am not that concerned about the OD of these, 3/16"-1/4" is probably fine for everything I make and my gut says a larger OD is best.
I've had some trouble sourcing bushings of this ID/OD. Texasknife has all 1/8" ID, same for usaknifemaker. Knifekits as a weird .115ID bushing but thats a bizarre size and perhaps is intended to be reamed to 1/8?
Someplace LONG ago I got a few 1/4"OD with 3/32" interior and those would be perfect.
I want the smaller ID as I can both use smaller stock that matches some other pins I want to use plus blending into the bolsters permanently is overall easier with the smaller stock from what I'd found.
Other option:
I have a 1950's 10" swing Logan 820 lathe and decent tooling that I make blackpowder cannons with. Plenty of chucks, center drills, drillchucks, etc. I'm not sure but I'd think center drilling a 3/32 hole in a 1/4" rod doesnt sound too challenging, nor doe any facing I'd need (I also have a bushing lapper fro usaknifemaker.)
If i were to source raw rod stock for this, what would I buy? I worry mainly because the OD fit to the blade is the most critical so the rod would need to be very precision ground. I'm not entirely comfortable trying to maintain insane tolerances on the OD of these on my older mill since the purchased ones are pretty damn close when they arrive.
Some of the bushings I see available are very cheap from he knifemaker sites but when I look up industrial supplies they can be what seems absurd at 10-15$ per bushing. If I can center drill and slice off 20 of these at a time on my lathe and square the ends in a bushing lapper, I'll do a single bulk batch on my own. If that is a tolerance and QC nightmare to do on a typical metalworking lathe (about 750 pounds stability) it may make more sense to buy these.
What are others doing here?
I'm looking to source some bushings for slipjoints.
Ideally I want a bushing with smaller than a 1/8" ID hole. Perhaps 3/32? I assume smaller may be too small to peen properly or may deform on the peening(this may not matter on a bushing build since the blade revolves around the bushing, not the pivot.)
I am not that concerned about the OD of these, 3/16"-1/4" is probably fine for everything I make and my gut says a larger OD is best.
I've had some trouble sourcing bushings of this ID/OD. Texasknife has all 1/8" ID, same for usaknifemaker. Knifekits as a weird .115ID bushing but thats a bizarre size and perhaps is intended to be reamed to 1/8?
Someplace LONG ago I got a few 1/4"OD with 3/32" interior and those would be perfect.
I want the smaller ID as I can both use smaller stock that matches some other pins I want to use plus blending into the bolsters permanently is overall easier with the smaller stock from what I'd found.
Other option:
I have a 1950's 10" swing Logan 820 lathe and decent tooling that I make blackpowder cannons with. Plenty of chucks, center drills, drillchucks, etc. I'm not sure but I'd think center drilling a 3/32 hole in a 1/4" rod doesnt sound too challenging, nor doe any facing I'd need (I also have a bushing lapper fro usaknifemaker.)
If i were to source raw rod stock for this, what would I buy? I worry mainly because the OD fit to the blade is the most critical so the rod would need to be very precision ground. I'm not entirely comfortable trying to maintain insane tolerances on the OD of these on my older mill since the purchased ones are pretty damn close when they arrive.
Some of the bushings I see available are very cheap from he knifemaker sites but when I look up industrial supplies they can be what seems absurd at 10-15$ per bushing. If I can center drill and slice off 20 of these at a time on my lathe and square the ends in a bushing lapper, I'll do a single bulk batch on my own. If that is a tolerance and QC nightmare to do on a typical metalworking lathe (about 750 pounds stability) it may make more sense to buy these.
What are others doing here?
