Tinker cutter grinder?

[NevadaBlue]

I got my castings and have made a few decisions and am looking for parts now. I want to assemble the raw materials before starting so I'm sure everything will work together.

Here's my aluminum castings: these are different but similar to the set shown above.

   

This page: TINKER build notes

is the only actual build I've found and I'm going to use some of his modifications I think. The tool holder shaft will be made from 1.25" material and bored to fit R8 collets and the pivot shaft size will be raised from .875" to 1.000". I've found ground stock in proper sizes at Speedy Metals and I'm considering using bronze bushings on the pivot shaft as well as the tool head since the castings are aluminum.

Here's a pic of what I hope mine will look like when complete:



Do you guys think I could use a bearing mounting compound to mount the bushings in the cutter head block? This seems to be a way to mount them without any critical machining. I could put the compound in the head, insert the bushings and then slip in the tool holder shaft and let it sit until the compound sets it seems.