Mac In Oak Ridge
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Just learning about things. Bought one of those tapered,chrome plated tools that you use to butter up and put the brass tubes in the hole with.
It works just fine for holding the tube and not getting glue all over your fingers. But, how do you get it to turn loose? I push the tube in the hole and then try and get the taper thing out. It pulls the tube back out. I try rocking it side to side and it pulls the tube back out. I tried using my thumb nail on the other hand to hold back the tube. Wearing latex gloves and my thumb nail and the edge of the tube cuts the glove and lets the glue in. Eventually it turns loose the tube but then I have my glove glued to my finger nail.
What's the secret?
It works just fine for holding the tube and not getting glue all over your fingers. But, how do you get it to turn loose? I push the tube in the hole and then try and get the taper thing out. It pulls the tube back out. I try rocking it side to side and it pulls the tube back out. I tried using my thumb nail on the other hand to hold back the tube. Wearing latex gloves and my thumb nail and the edge of the tube cuts the glove and lets the glue in. Eventually it turns loose the tube but then I have my glove glued to my finger nail.
What's the secret?