Other then brass tube....

[Ray-CA]

Are steel or silver colored tubes available? If yes, where?

Thanks,

Ray

 

[wolf creek knives]

I would suggest you send a message to Ed Brown of Exotic Blanks. He would know for sure and would give you all the info you'd need.

 

[qquake]

Woodcraft has cigar pen tubes in white, black, and nickel. I don't know if they have them for other pens or not.

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www.woodcraft.com

 

[socdad]

Tubes can be painted or powder coated any color you want ...

 

[jttheclockman]

Sierra line has different colored tubes available cut to size. Cigar pens also as mentioned. You can buy white colored 10" long tubes in various sizes. As mentioned painting, powdercoating and also label casting works well too. Look at the vendors you buy from and check to see what they offer. I am sure I left out some but you get the point. Forget steel tubes but you can paint steel color.

https://www.beartoothwoods.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=35_84

https://www.exoticblanks.com/Brass-Tubes/?pageId=4

https://www.arizonasilhouette.com/category/pen-tubes.html

https://www.pennstateind.com/store/replacement-pen-tubes.html

https://www.woodturningz.com/Pen_Parts.html

 

[EricRN]

My two cents: Paint the blank, not the tube. There's a risk that the glue or epoxy won't dry evenly and could appear splotchy, which you'd be able to see if you just paint the tube, since the glue would dry on top of the paint. If you pant the blank, the paint stays between the blue and the blank and you get nice uniform coverage.

I used to use Testor's modeling enamel. I've since bought some regular old Krylon spraypaint and use that. Two reasons: First, the Testor's enamel interacts with the CA glue such that it dissolves even dried enamel paint. I've had blanks where the paint dissolved and the brass tube started showed through. Very frustrating. It also weakens the bond between the tube and the blank, causing problems when turning.

The second reason I switched to Krylon is, it's cheaper--costs more than the small bottle of modeling enamel but lasts way longer and I can use it on other projects. And I find that I get a thinner coat and more even coverage with the spraypaint.