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Do you want to make a Brass gun tub and don't know how? Do this . Find you a pill or glass bottle . the size smaller than what you need . Tape the brass to it and roll it around the bottle and tape again ,all the way around . . .Soak the bottle in boiling water ! The heat will help anneal the metal slightly . Bingo . One nice curved non - wrinkly gun tub !
Smaller stuff ( 1/200 and under ) .Use dried up Sharpie and Bic Pen barrels and oi the same thing .Don't forget to let them cool down naturally in fresh air . This has always worked for me since my old uncle showed me how fifty five years ago . That was before Bic and Sharpie though . We used wooden dowels .
I also know there are folks who use Aluminum can metal for these things ( this added after reading the responses ) this is an excellent idea as well .
Cool tip. Thanks
I use beer can metal. Brass is too valuable.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
An assortment of wood dowels is good too.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Hi Guys,
I bought a PE set from Edward for my 1/48 B-26. Any advice as how to form/roll the tiny cylinders for the machine gun barrel covers ? the task looks daunting
I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.
Jay Jay,
Try annealing the PE and then rolling them around a drill bit.
Yes, indeed annealing is needed. Also K&S stock is a bit hard, so annealing that stuff helps too.
I'd like to find one of those old alcohol lamp/burner gadgets. It would be ideal for annealing. Using a match I find I often need three hands (for match, brass piece, and pliers).
Don,
I keep a small decorative candle (one of those that comes in the glass jar) on my bench. Its great for PE.
Compressorman, TY for the tip . I have a bunch of drill bits in any size and have not thought of using them for PE mandrels,kudos
gobobbieAmerican science and surplus has the old alcohol lamps Bunsen burners for 6.25
Ah, great! I'll look at their site.
American science and surplus has a lot of good stuff for the hobby
Don StauffergobobbieAmerican science and surplus has the old alcohol lamps Bunsen burners for 6.25 Ah, great! I'll look at their site.
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