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Mark Aldrich
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Clamping barrels Round?

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Alright,
How do my fellow builders clamp and keep their barrels round? Anytime I have to mate a barrel, I always end up not making it round when it is finished. Most of this is caused by not being able to clamp the barrel round at the beginning.
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I have one of these sets, Mark

Flex-i-file

I taped up the Leopold barrel then sanded her back to round, as there wasn't an aluminium replacement to be had anywhere!

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I'm with Steve, I apply lots of thin Tamiya cement, let it sit for a bit, then clamp the halves with clothes pegs and dental bands. The glue and melted plastic oozes out of the join and I sand round again using a flexible sander. Still a complete fiddle and I replace with an aftermarket turned metal barrel when available!

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Adam,
Can I trouble you with a picture or name of the dental bands? I saw a post on missinglynx about them and can't find the post anymore and I have looked but the only ones I seem to find I can't figure out. There appears to be straight bands and curved bands. I have a dentist appointment on the 24th and plan to ask and see what they use.
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I use the wee red rubber bands that the orthodontist uses on braces. "cayenas" is the brand, about 100 per little ziploc bag. Found similar ones here on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Orthodontic-Gap- ... J1YBJ5N8GH

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Adam,
Thanks for that. I thought you meant adjustable metal bands used for retaining amalgam when filling teeth. I bought some of what you have and will see how they work.
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While I was not that impressed with the bands I used, I think the barrel came out OK this time. Thanks again for everyone's help.
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