1/4 Inch Bronze tubing

[Joel]

I finally ordered some bronze barstock and 1/8" bronze pins from Atlas Metals, but they don't carry tubing smaller than .552. Anyone know a source for bronze tubing suitable for thong hole liners?

[B.Finnigan]

What size tubing do you need? If you supply the barstock I can turn some for you. Let me know the inside dia. wall thickness and outside dia.

[AUBE]

ive never bought some but you might want to try www.precisiontube.com or look through the supplier list at www.thomasnet.com

[Joel]

Originally Posted by B.Finnigan

What size tubing do you need? If you supply the barstock I can turn some for you. Let me know the inside dia. wall thickness and outside dia.

I appreciate that offer, but my order had already gone out, and they have a minimum order requirement. I'd already spent $120.00 on the barstock and pins. They do have solid rod, and as soon as I saw your reply started kicking myself. I could gave easily enough ordered 1/4" rod and cut it into small handle sized pieces and carefully drilled it out. Just never occured to me Ah well, thanks for the offer, sir.

[Joel]

Originally Posted by AUBE

ive never bought some but you might want to try www.precisiontube.com or look through the supplier list at www.thomasnet.com

Thanks for the links. Trouble is minimum ordering. Precision tube doesn't do a couple of feet and Thomas has HUNDREDS of suppliers under brass/bronze. Looked at some, and again the minimum order thing. I'll keep looking though.

[B.Finnigan]

Have you checked http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=850&step=2 ? They do small orders but do not have small dia. tubing. You would still have to drill/bore it. Good luck drilling it out evenly, I never could, one side would always be thicker. It would only take me five minutes to bore out several pieces, especialy if it's a small ID.

[Joel]

Originally Posted by B.Finnigan

Have you checked http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=850&step=2 ? They do small orders but do not have small dia. tubing. You would still have to drill/bore it. Good luck drilling it out evenly, I never could, one side would always be thicker. It would only take me five minutes to bore out several pieces, especialy if it's a small ID.

Bingo, they list silicon bronze rod in 1/4". I really appreciate your offer and if you're willing to do that, I'll order some. Be happy to pay whatever you charge for that sort of work, plus obviously postage. I could cut the lengths here, so all you need to do is bore some. Make my life MUCH easier. You can reach me at e-mail: joelcb@pennswoods.net.

[B.Finnigan]

I sent you a PM with details.