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Plastic Tubing Protects Sharp Tools
May 27, 2009
While looking for a way to protect my sharp chisels, turning gouges, and router bits, I remembered an old machinist’s trick of sliding a piece of rubber hose onto an end-mill bit to protect it. At the hardware store, I bought several 1-ft. lengths of clear plastic tubing in different sizes. I then matched up the tool with the right-size tubing and clipped off a short length to protect the cutting end.
Drawing by Jim Richey
Drawing by Jim Richey
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