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How can I recover a tube ?

PhillH

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Well, like it says how can I recover a tube ?

Turned down a brown mallee and got right to the last bit and PING a big chip goes missing now somewhere in the shed.

It was epoxied in, so whats the best way to recover the tube or do I just say s*d it and get a spare with the next order ?

Cheers
Phill
 

clumsysod

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Put it back on the lathe and turn it down to the brass tube I think I saw Walter do a demo on here somewhere, look up his posts to see it.
Good luck all is not lost.
 

Jim

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Shame you couldn't find the missing piece as sometimes you can even save the work you are doing gluing this back in and using sand dust from the turning to make a cover job ... :bwink:
 

Neil

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Depends what pen you're makin. If its very length sensitive then it may be in the bin if you've already lost any of the length trimming it. It's a good idea to treat yourself to a set of 300mm long tubes in the 7mm 8mm 3/8 and some of the other size tubes if you don't turn sufficient numbers of the same pen to warrant keeping spares for each kit. I throw the defects away, don't have time to bugger around salvaging a tube, could have made two more in the time.

For other sizes model shops like ALS hobbies (also good for cheap zap) stock most of the imperial tube sizes.
 
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