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Terry, i guess we have all been guilty of this in the past, but to reduce this i now as Doug states, make a pen which leaves more wood in the places where it can crack using a chamfer to bring the wood to the desired size ... I always use a potato to plug the tubes before i plunge the tube into the blank, and then knock out the potato within a few seconds then use a small reamer to clean the entry of the tube making sure it is clear of glue and potato juice ... Using this method i have reduced the splitting to almost Zero  ...


HTH ... :thumbs:


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