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My Tube stand

Buckeye

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This is my tube stand for PR it is just 1" ply drilled so the the tube fits tightly. I didn't have a drill the right size when I made it for the black/grey tubes so I drill the closest I could and chamfered the ends of the tube on a sander. I place a piece of polythene on the drilled hole and push the tube in, they all fit tightly and are very secure.

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Thanks for posting that Peter. Like the idea of just pushing the tube down with a bit of poly under it but I would still like something at the top knowing how clumsy I can be.
 
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It would be easy enough with the same design you made, just make the bottom holes tight fitting and the top ones loose. This stand is for PR non pressure, but I have another one shaped to go in the pot with a central handle for ease of getting it in and out of the pot, but I have never used it as I don't use pressure for PR and I don't use PU resin in vertical tubes.

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Buckeye said:
It would be easy enough with the same design you made, just make the bottom holes tight fitting and the top ones loose. This stand is for PR non pressure, but I have another one shaped to go in the pot with a central handle for ease of getting it in and out of the pot, but I have never used it as I don't use pressure for PR and I don't use PU resin in vertical tubes.

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I will carry on with mine for the moment and when I have to rebuild it do it like yours at the bottom but like mine at the top.
 
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Buckeye said:
It would be easy enough with the same design you made, just make the bottom holes tight fitting and the top ones loose. This stand is for PR non pressure, but I have another one shaped to go in the pot with a central handle for ease of getting it in and out of the pot, but I have never used it as I don't use pressure for PR and I don't use PU resin in vertical tubes.

Peter
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PU resin in tubes are fine as long as you use a mould release as PU doesn't shrink like PR
 
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Tephy said:
PU resin in tubes are fine as long as you use a mould release as PU doesn't shrink like PR
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I have used PU in vertical tubes, but I get better mixes in my other moulds.

Peter
 
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