i have bought poly bushings of all kinds at swap meets, cheap. they usually are in the "everything" boxes.
i then spin them down on the lathe or mill for whatever project i'm working on.
i realize not every guy has a lathe or mill in his shop, or has a buddy with one, but sometimes a guy has to look at something and think what it could be turned into.
i suffer greatly from that syndrome. that's why there is so much "excess" material on the shelves.
Can that be done with rubber bushings too???
i have done that on occasion, but be forewarned.
it can be quite a challenge to hold the bushing correctly, so it will come out how you want it to.
rubber wants to expand or compress, depending on how you are holding it in the lathe chuck or collett, and you need the right spindle feed [higher than you would think to get a nice cut] and cutter to do the job.
plus, it will usually smoke and stink some, while you are doing it.
