<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">Thanks for the explanation. Now, if I could just figure out what an 'old vacuum cleaner spray gun' is I can die happy ;)<br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div><br></div>For those outside the orbit of British materials, Araldite is a quite<br>good epoxy patching material. In the US JB Weld is a good substitute<br>although it takes longer to harden. Probably the quick version would<br>do fine in this situation.<br><div><br></div>Araldite is very widely available. I got some a few years back in an<br>almost invisible shop on the island of Iona, Scotland. It worked.<br><div><br></div>-Roland<br><div><br></div>On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:20:52 +1100, you wrote:<br><div><br></div>>I've found the best way to oil any "oilite" sintered bronze bush is to find an old vacuum cleaner spray gun. <br>>The "spray gun" is usually a glass jar, with a Bakelite top. Araldite the vent holes up, araldite a coin in the spray gun nozzle end, fill the glass jar half full with oil, drop in your bronze bush, & connect it to the wife's vacuum cleaner.<br>>Watch the air rush out of the bearing sitting in the bottom of the glass jar. <br>>It's all done in a matter of minutes. <br>>Best<br>>Chris <br><div><br></div><br><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>