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Default Wear resistant vs. easily machinable metals

On Apr 19, 11:23*pm, Searcher7 wrote:
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Here is a picture of a new and a worn joystick.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Joystick%20Pr...
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Darren Harris


I would either sleeve it with an oilite bushing or fill the hole with
MIG weld and redrill it. You can buy oilite rod stock and turn custom
thin-walled bushings.

I bought some at a local bearing supply house. Tek and Eastern Bearing
show up near Elizabeth NJ.

jsw