Too simple to post here?

[IPD_Mrs]

OK Mike and Linda, the new name looks weird. I have to stop and think who is answering:biggrin:

Oh my .... more confusion in the ranks ... what to do what to do :wink::biggrin:

Let's see my sister and I used to identify ourselves like this she would say "I'm the sweet one" and I would say "I'm the bad one." I could just change my avatar to reflect that last statement ...ponder.

 

[Curly]

Oh! Oh! My turn!

One more question Andy if you don't mind.

Do you wipe the tubes down with a solvent to clean of any residual oils from the putty and your fingers? If you do what kind?

Oops that was 2 questions.

Pete

 

[ctubbs]

Now this is exactly what I have found the IAP to be all about. Not to irritate the ladies on site, but this is exactly how the male mind works. One throws out an idea and everyone else tries to improve on it. We just think different than our ladies do. Not better, just different.

Andy, your idea for painting is wonderful. I have an air brush and I will be getting it out of the drawer it has resided in for the last 15 years. It now has a job, thank you. I believe I have been using the putty way too thin, it falls out on slims.

Much to my chagrin, I actually have and use a genuine 'insertion tool' that came with my 'starter kit' from PSI. This is all I have ever used to slide the tube into the blank. How do the real turners manage to get the tube in the blank? Inquiring mind wishes to know a better way.
Charles

 

[larryc]

Interesting... I didn't realize that people use a jig to paint the tubes. I just put my tube on the end of an insertion tool, spray, and close the handle of the tool in one of drawers of my tool cabinet for about 5 minutes until dry... repeat with the other tube.

YOU ACTUALLY PAID $10 for an INSERTION TOOL? Somebody revoke his Cheapskate Penmaker's License:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

LOL! I bought it before I knew any better! Also I think it's part of my OCD nature! :biggrin:

You really don't have OCD until you call it "CDO"

 

[Curly]

How do the real turners manage to get the tube in the blank? Inquiring mind wishes to know a better way.
Charles

Real turners just push it in with their bare fingers. They are the ones walking around with bits of sandpaper, sawdust and other body parts stuck on their fingertips. They are also the ones that ignore other safety rules and get nasty diseases when they are old. :bulgy-eyes: The smart turners still use their fingertips but use disposable gloves to keep the glue off. :biggrin:

Pete

 

[jttheclockman]

No the real turners are the ones that can go rob that bank to pay for all the toys and not get caught because they don't leave any fingerprints behind. So much CA glue on them. :biggrin:

 

[Lenny]

I think I have bought my last can of Play-Doh .... thankfully.:biggrin:

I still have to get some of that paint though.

I successfully painted tubes and the inside of the blanks recently,(with rustoleum) only to have major glue failure (epoxy). I don't think I got a good bond to the tube. :frown:
I've got to either try that paint or stick to using the nickel or black tubes.