Has anyone used this tube from Online Metals?

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant...=71&top_cat=60

I was thinking of using this stuff for the overlay on the top saber in the picture below. The inner pipe is 1.25" aluminum tubing that I have on hand. I used it as the chassis in my Enigma saber, and I know that with a little sanding, it will fit into a sink tube adapter.

The stuff I linked to above has an ID of 1.43". If I had Tim knock off .020" from the OD of the sink tube adapter, it should all go together. I just need to find some thin PVC or something to do the black grip parts.

I would use this tubing for the blade holder overlay too.

Has anyone used this stuff?

[acerocket]

Yes I have. I actually used it for an overlay on a regular MHS saber. But (and that's a mighty big but) I had to bore it out a little bit to get it to fit over the 1.45" diameter MHS parts. I essentially made it a .023" wall tubing.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

It's probably easier for me to get Tim to shave down the adapters than for me to hone the stuff out.

For the price of it, I'll order a couple of feet and give it a try.

Thanks!

[vadeblade]

I have not used that perticular tube but I have machined aluminum tubes before. it is a lot easier to turn the outside of a tube to reduce the diameter than it is to bore out the inside of a tube to increase the ID.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

That's what I figured. I placed an order for 2' of it. Monday is a holiday here, so I probably won't see it until at least Tuesday or Wednesday.

[jamesjeffh]

Ordering raw metal and expecting it to fit together without any maching is always hit and miss.I consider myself lucky when i dont have to bore just a little bit out or sand down the O.D just to get 2 peices to fit together.And by the way try speedymetals.com you can order by the inch and the prices on tube is much cheaper.

[acerocket]

Yes, it is a pain in the butt to bore out a tube 10" deep (5" then flip). Having Tim reduce the OD is probably the best way to go for this.

I second speedymetals.com. Much better prices than onlinemetals.com on most items. Plus, I have had three shipments from OM go crazy lately. One traveled over 3000 miles (and tool nearly three weeks) to make the 500 mile trip to my house.