[ARC5] Brass Tubing

[Geoff]

The hobby shop I go to has AL and brass tube in SAE and metric.



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From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Brass Tubing


> Try a hobby shop that specializes in trains or airplanes.
>
> David
> KW4DH
>
> On 8/26/2014 3:44 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
>> Bet it's not brass! I went to Home Depot yesterday and called just now to 
>> make sure
>> or maybe they have a bigger stock there because they are in Texas?
>>
>> There is a Micheals craft store in the area, so I'll try there. It's more 
>> of a woman store, but ya never know...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:23 PM, Glen Zook via ARC5 
>> <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> The Home Depot, about 2-miles from my house here in Richardson, Texas, 
>> does have the smaller sized tubing in stock.
>>   Glen, K9STH
>>
>> Website:  http://k9sth.net
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:57 AM, Robert Eleazer 
>> <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Brass -as well as copper, AL and steel tubing - is available at many 
>> hardware stores and most hobby stores in a variety of very slightly 
>> differing sizes.  The brass ones are so close together in size that they 
>> will telescope inside one another and could be soldered together.  The 
>> stores have small display boxes with the tubing as well as sheets of the 
>> material. I think the brand name is KB? I don't think Home Depot has it, 
>> though; they stick to the larger stuff.
>>
>> That's the best answer to a lack of a connector.  Get the closest size 
>> brass tubing, swage it out a bit if required, or else crimp it to make it 
>> smaller, and slide it over the pins or into the sockets.
>>
>> Found a couple of knobs in a junked boom box yesterday and with a little 
>> bit of drilling out the center they look like they will work fine in a 
>> command set receiver.
>>
>> Wayne
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