lwalper
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Though I'd try some wire wrapping. There have been others with copper wraps so thought aluminum might be interesting. It's 17ga aluminum electric fence wire. The real challenge was turning to size because on the right hand end of the piece any little catch would tend to unwrap the wire from the tube. The CA just wasn't strong enough to hold it down, so I was constantly turning the part end-for-end which allowed me to turn with the twist instead of against it. Also had to resize the inside of the tubes to allow a loose fit for the nib, cap, and twist mechanism. This stuff does NOT stretch to allow a press fit.