EAI TR-10 Patch Plugs

[Dave G4UGM]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Charles
> Anthony
> Sent: 20 December 2015 23:20
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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> Subject: Re: EAI TR-10 Patch Plugs
> 
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Charles Anthony
> <charles.unix.pro at gmail.com
> > wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Dave Wade <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
> >> > steven at malikoff.com
> >> > Sent: 20 December 2015 22:23
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> >> > <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> >> > Subject: RE: EAI TR-10 Patch Plugs
> >>
> >> If I cut them with a saw I end up with a gap. SuperGlue does not gap
> >> fill. I am kind of leaning towards casting resin....
> >>
> >> Sacrifice one: Cut the first one, and then cut a second one lower
> >> down so
> > that the top on the second one is the correct length to glue onto the first.
> >
> >
> Or, rather then cutting it, remove the inside threads on the shell, and glue it
> back on to the plug, rather than screwing it on.

That’s about the best method, but there is not much room for extra lead to push back into the plug...

I really wonder how these were made originally they look so neat... 

> 
> -- Charles