They say need is the mother of invention and I like to keep things simple. While working on several two piece pens I realized I needed to scuff the tubes before gluing them in the blanks. This not being my favorite part of the process, I started looking for an easy solution. This is what I came up with...
I cut a 4 - 5" piece of dowel slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the tubes and drilled a 1/16" hole about 1" deep in the end. I then cut a small slit in the same end about 1 1/2" long on the scroll saw. I chucked the other end of the dowel in my drill. I then slide a tube onto the dowel and press a 4d finish nail into the hole/slit in the end as a wedge. Spin the whole set up on the drill and scuff away! When done pull the nail out and repeat.... quick and easy! Sometimes the tube will slip on the dowel when sanding so I lightly tapped the nail in a little deeper with a pair of pliers a.k.a. a ply-hammer. About 60 seconds, 10 tubes scuffed and ready for glue.
I cut a 4 - 5" piece of dowel slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the tubes and drilled a 1/16" hole about 1" deep in the end. I then cut a small slit in the same end about 1 1/2" long on the scroll saw. I chucked the other end of the dowel in my drill. I then slide a tube onto the dowel and press a 4d finish nail into the hole/slit in the end as a wedge. Spin the whole set up on the drill and scuff away! When done pull the nail out and repeat.... quick and easy! Sometimes the tube will slip on the dowel when sanding so I lightly tapped the nail in a little deeper with a pair of pliers a.k.a. a ply-hammer. About 60 seconds, 10 tubes scuffed and ready for glue.