On 9/11/21 11:09 AM, ED SHARPE wrote:
Thanks Al! OK the thickness of tubing is not critical?
it is. I used https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23485
That black goo is hard to get off the hands.. what have you found to be the best solvent? Ed#
goo gone, or something else naptha based this comes up a lot, from all the archived threads 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD x 1/8" Wall TygonR A-60-F Hot Food & Beverage Tubing for TU58 Rik Bos posted: And the inside diameter of the 9144/45 is 12mm (~.5") the outside is about 18mm (~.7") (~3mm wall thickness). I use polyurethane to make the new capstans, turn them on the lathe. -Rik Of course now I can't find my usplastic order for what I used for making 9145 rollers I was also thinking I should try a small pipe cutter instead of a razor blade