Barrel polisher problem

[Dennis]

Nick, the next thing is to have the exact size hole made with a round burr and perfected with a setting burr. The fit should be so good that there is no gap and a barely visible lip to push down. You will need magnification (I use a head band) and calipers (preferably 6" electronic) to match everything up. Model shops and Liddel are cheap sources. Please also find tube setting posts in this forum for details. I'd like to see you master this, but the break through came for me on a setting course with a brilliant teacher in London. He is doing one again in a month. Dennis.

[shirleytemple]

Well I will try and post a 'helpful' tip. I always used pure soap flakes. really cheap, and the silver came out perfect everytime. The only problem then was that the shot had to be rinsed in clean water and dried, unless it was going to be used again right away. Even stainless steel rusts slightly if allowed to stay wet.
I 'm glad that you have managed to sort out this problem, but do try and dry the shot if you are not going to use it immediately, even when using Barrelbrite.