"dave" wrote in message
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hi guys

anybody tried pressing in 'off the shelf' bronze bushings into the ends of
DOM steel tube?

or does anybody know what the typical ID (and OD) tolerances of DOM steel
tube are? I need some that hopefully has a 1.375 OD (OD not real critical)
and an ID that's as close to 1.125 as possible (I need to press-fit 1.000
ID bushings into each end). not wanting to 'hire out' lathe work or honing
for this fitup, if possible...

I can 'move up' to 1.500 OD, if it'd help the ID tolerance closeness any
(but I kinda doubt it would)

thanks for your real-world experience and sharing the info :-)

toolie

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You might want to consider using epoxy or one of the anaerobic adhesives
(Loctite) to retain the bushings instead of a press fit.

Don Young