El Grande questions?

[leestoresund]

Lot's of good suggestions.
I've printed out both sets of instructions.
Hopefully, I'll get to turn one this week.
Lee

[randyrls]

Originally Posted by soligen

Another option: in the smaller tube, if you have a collet chuck and a small side scraper, you can thin the inner wall of the brass slightly (best done before glue up) so the finial does not fit so tight, then use epoxy instead of a press fit. This is a technique I've used on other kits (I had to grind my own tool - used an old starter set)

Dennis; I have made material prone to cracking in the past. I used a transfer punch to "expand" the brass tube slightly at the ends so the fitting is a slip fit, then put a drop of thick CA on the inside of the tube, and insert the fitting with a twisting motion.

Use a punch just smaller than the tube. Insert the punch about 1/4" into the bare brass tube and twist it sideways until the fitting just slips into the brass.

[Lenny]

Lee, one thing I discovered with this kit (and don't really have a solution for it) was when using a polyresin blank the larger tube shows thru differently then the lower tube does on the cap blank. I reverse painted the blank and the tube, but it created a visible shading difference at the transition. Not sure if that description makes sense ... I couldn't find pics (probably because I didn't want it seen...)