Making tube casting plugs

[Darley]

I have been doing my plugs for my casting with wine bottle cork for a long time, now you have those plastic cork and it's much easy to do the plug than a regular cork, just chuck the plastic cork, mark the depth you want have then use the pen tube to cut your plug, part it off and 'VOILA' you got a nice plug who fit nicely the pen tube, BTW take me 30 secondes to do 1 plug:biggrin:

sizeing the depth

cuting free hand

parting off the waste

finished tube with plugs

 

[hughbie]

the pics didn't come through......thought you would like to know

 

[Darley]

the pics didn't come through......thought you would like to know

I don't know but I see the pics now, maybe some one else could give another look at this thread , Thanks

 

[stevers]

I dont see pics

 

[KenV]

The pictures will not load for me

 

[LostintheWoods]

If the pictures are all a red X in a small square, then they are all loading just fine for me.

 

[Darley]

OK I think is because I deleted the thumbnails. I can upload only 5 photos

 

[Darley]

Here's the last one, please let me know if you can see them now or not, Thanks.

 

[ldb2000]

Yes , I can see them now . Looks like a good idea .

 

[kirkfranks]

Good Idea.
Are you holding the pen tube by hand? Just wondering. I won't tell the safety patrol if you say yes.

 

[Skye]

OK I think is because I deleted the thumbnails. I can upload only 5 photos

Speaking of thumb nails, take those jokers to the bench grinder!!!

 

[Darley]

Good Idea.
Are you holding the pen tube by hand? Just wondering. I won't tell the safety patrol if you say yes.

Yes I holder by hand, but get a garden glove as the tube heat up with the friction

 

[CSue]

I'm a little late on this. But, hey! Thats a great idea. Thanks.

 

[Skye]

So, why aren't you using the silicone stoppers? I found some blue ones on ebay for crazy cheap. It's the ones people use when they pierce their ears I think.