Berea Flat top American

[GregMuller]

I'm am in the process of making this kit but ran into trouble fitting the bushing on the "B" mandrel. Following method 2 bushing four and five should be used for the bottom half of the pen but I can not get the bushing more then half an inch up the mandrel. Has anyone else had this problem. I wound up flipping the bottom half of the pen to match the bushing after getting one side down to size. Hopefullt I didn't screw this up.

 

[vick]

I have had similiar problem with Berea bushing. If you can get the bushing off ream it out slighly with a smal file, drill bit, sand paper ,whatever abrasive you want. You should need to remove very little material.

 

[wayneis]

Greg sometimes I've had to slightly ream out bushings so that they will slide on a mandrel rod. It usually doesn't take much. Uaually it ends up being a burr on one of the ends. Also make sure that your rod is clean.

Wayne

 

[Fleabit]

I have had trouble with the last two bushing sets I have gotten from Berea (flat top and purse pen). Same as you described.

 

[mick]

I bought a set of bushings for Woodcrafts version of the pen.(Classic American) They fit a 7mm mandrel. Even though the "B" mandrel is more substanial it's also way confusing keeping up with different mandrels, not to mention it won't fit in the Morse Taper that came with my Jet Mini.