Brass tubes

[Jed Baxter]

I don't make many pens now if any but i have been asked to make a sierra pen for a friend of the wifes. I used to scratch the brass tubes with 180 grit sandpaper for the glue to grip before, now i have read that you don't need to do this? What is your concept on this tradition?

 

[Woody]

I have never sanded a single tube in all the years I have been making pens

 

[Terry]

I always sand mine to act as a key for the glue !!!!

 

[chas_41_uk]

Same as Terry, I always sand mine

 

[Woody]

See what you have done now two old codgers disagreeing LOL

 

[chas_41_uk]

Oi who are you calling an old codger ?
Oh you are referring to yourself and Terry ... Carry on

 

[Jim]

I also sand mine, but if it is good enough for Woody to not do it, i may try not doing it myself ..

 

[Neil]

Never bothered, works perfectly well without roughing up the tube so why bother? Never had a failure due to glue not adhering to tubes.

 

[Baldy]

Both ways work for me but choose to scratch the tubes. A bit belt and braces

 

[Grump]

Nope, never bother, why make it smaller init?

 

[Terry Q]

I sand to remove any oils. Extra tooth for the glue to grab is just a bonus. I use white Gorilla glue.

 

[paulm]

Me neither, never bother... every time they fall out I just push em back in

 

[bassethound]

Me neither, never bother... every time they fall out I just push em back in

You always get one don't you? lol...

 

[Dalboy]

I sand to remove any oils. Extra tooth for the glue to grab is just a bonus. I use white Gorilla glue.

Same reason here as they use oil in the manufacture stage when they produce them

 

[Vic Perrin]

Done it, Stoped doing it, Started doing it again, Suppose I might stop again now.

Never had a problem either way.

Vic

 

[bassethound]

Never stopped doing it but may try without!

 

[stevenw1963]

Used to, saw I didn't need to, stopped doing it - didn't make a difference

 

[Tephy]

it takes seconds to sand and never hurts, always nice to rough up any surface to provide a key whether for paint , adhesive etc. Also brass being brass, it is nice to remove the oxidisation that occurs.

 

[Tephy]

Nope, never bother, why make it smaller init?

How much sanding are you doing to reduce the tube size ?

 

[Grump]

How much sanding are you doing to reduce the tube size ?

None as I already said but some of you are so keen and tubes are so thin.
No names cos he knows better now but one of you even put the damn thing in a vise and filed at flat on each side then wondered why it didn't fit and gone oval.