I finished up the bushings, shaft, and bushing tool to rebuild the
idler pulley on my lathe, then shut it down and pulled the idler.
While trying to remove the bushings, found that the pulley bore was
1.244", not 1.25". My tool, naturally, was 1.248". Bushings are
shifted, what to do?

I finally remembered I had the Hardinge TM powered up. The spindle on
that is 5C, like a lot of hardinge stuff. Pulled the arbor, stuck a
1" 5C collet and the bushing tool in. Had at it with a lathe file,
worked like a charm, took the fat end down to 1.243". Replaced the
original bushings and shaft and will reinstall. I'll turn a
disposable stub arbor a la Duclos to turn the o.d. of the bushings.
After that, I should be able to complete the job and install the new
belts.

Those 5C spindles are cool, also have a Hardinge dividing head with
same.

Pete Keillor