GregR posted:Back to the brushplate bearing topic:
Something I do that nobody has mentioned yet - I take brass tubing with 0.125 ID. I crimp the end to make a small flange on the press. Insert it snug tight with cyanoacrylate, with the flange on the inside face. I make the brass tube length slightly longer than the armature shaft. Then, I wedge a felt wick down into the tube up against the tip of the armature shaft and soak it with oil. I have a few engines, even a 313 bascule bridge that run as smooth as can motors now, and rarely need any attention.
Greg, did you happen to take any pictures along the way? Sounds ingenious, like to see it, especially the end with the small flange. Source for the tubing? Local HS, Lowe's, Amazon???
