[Jukebox-list] Grill tubes/glass tubes

[Jackie]

Norman,
one thing I am not good at is giving up!  I will look for a glass tube and 
your message gives me additonal hope, LOL  Thanks,
Jackie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NORMAN MACRAE" <nmacrae23 at btinternet.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Grill tubes/glass tubes


>
>
> David Breneman <david_breneman at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Has anyone tried calling a glass company, like Corning, to
> see if they manufacture these glass tubes?  I'd think that
> such an item would be used in scientific fields, or perhaps
> as "blanks" for making other glass utensils.  Might be
> too expensive to be worth while, but if "mirrorizing" them
> is this easy, it might be worth investigating.  I used to
> work as the IT guy for a hardware and industrial supply
> wholesaler, and it's amazing what a dilligent purchasing
> agent can turn up.
>
> I had some M100C glass tubes made up in the UK a few years ago by a guy 
> who produced laboratory equipment in a small business unit.  Basically he 
> bought glass tube of the correct diameter, cut them to length and then 
> "mirrorred" it internally.  I subsequently asked him to make me some more 
> but he wasn't too keen - he had run out of "mirrorring" chemicals which he 
> needed to buy in bulk and my small order didn't justify that.  But it can 
> be done!  Or at least it could!
>
> Norman.
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