[ARC5] home-made knob conversion - brass tubing.

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Stopped by our locat "Bumper to Bumper"auto parts store.  They have all
sorts of brass and aluminum tubing also.
Rod
KØEQH



> i have long been a user of KB telescoping brass tubing but availability
> from hardware and or hobby shops in the area has been poor and is getting
> worst.  The local hobby store which was once quite good has evolved into a
> gamers story.
>
> So I have been buying my brass tube from McMaster Carr
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
> To: Arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] home-made knob conversion - brass tubing.
>
>
> On 26 Aug 2014 at 6:42, J Mcvey wrote:
>
>>
>> OK, but where does one find 1/4 brass tubing?
>
> Well, here in Moscow, Idaho, I find it in a special display of various
> brass,
> aluminum, and steel rod, tube, and sheet at our local hardware
> stores...both
> of them.
>
> Also, at hobby stores. Model airplane builders use a lot of it.
>
> The tube comes in 1 foot long and 3 feet long pieces and cost is very
> reasonable.
>
> One 3 foot long piece is good for quite a number of adapters.
>
> They have sizes down to 1/8" and up to 1".
>
> I would imagine that any town at least as big as Moscow, Idaho (25K
> population) would have one or the other source.
>
>
>
>
> Ken W7EKB
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