Rick P
Member
When I posted a pic of my first CA finish pen I had several questions including how to keep the bushings from sticking to the barrel. I am really glad I found this site! I got a ton of great advice but it got me thinking. I promised to update the forum if my idea worked well and boy did it! No stickiness between the barrel and my jigs at all! So here is what I did, I turned two matching conical pieces of hardwood on the mandrel down to the 7mm brass tube in the center of them. By having a rather shallow angle I am able to fit any size tube and the jigs do not make contact with the barrel ends. Here are some pics makes a ton more sence than this dyslexic can type out.