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Old 2013-03-20, 4:47pm
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can someone tell me what the smallest dia. mandrels that are available and where?

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Old 2013-03-20, 6:08pm
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Yep, me too! How about sharing?
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Old 2013-03-20, 7:48pm
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I have not used them for glass work but hypodermic needle blanks or capillary tubeing is available on the small size is around 25 Guage up to 3 Guage.
If the medical industry uses strip and tube standards.
Guage sizes seam to vary 3 Guage looks to be around .25 the 25 Guage is around .0219
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Old 2013-03-20, 8:03pm
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awesome.. thanks losthelm.
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Old 2013-03-20, 10:06pm
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They tend to be supper thin, I have no idea how quickly they will fain in use.
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Old 2013-03-22, 6:28pm
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I have them in 3/32", not terribly small, but thinner would be tricky!! Jeri
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I tried some 1/8th inch tubing and could not get a bubble to blow, I don't think there is enough volume of air for the viscosity of the glass
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Old 2013-03-27, 5:11am
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I got some of the 3/32, have not had a chance to try them. They are small for sure. Just got them, so will give it a try as soon as I can.
Jeri- good point
David- yikes did not even think about that. Thank you.
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