"Embiggen" is a perfectly cromulent word.

On that page, you wrote, "Bushing: 3/4" pipe. Annealed, expanded a
little w/normal hand tools."

What, pray tell, hand tools does one use to expand 3/4'' pipe? And
annealing . . . this is a process involving a leather blacksmith apron,
asbestos gloves, goggles with smoked lenses, and a small boy pulling on
a bellows -- right?

On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 20:11 -0700, neil n wrote:

> I can't speak to what the long term wear would be on this, but here's
> what I used:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PopTopStrutCableAndSpringEtc#5501604219504466738
>
> Done with the everyman/woman in mind. Otherwise I would have welded in
> a steel bushing.
>
> I annealed the part then expanded it. I had to embiggen the whole it
> fits into. (which was already worn as noted)
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Anyway, you wrote "My fix was to cut the tube short, turn a solid end
> > piece out of bronze and epoxy it in."
> >
> > How's that holding up? Did anyone come up with a fix that doesn't
> > require a lathe?
>
>