Tube Puller Needed

[Ronnie]

Greg;

I have found this to work for me when I had to pull tubes from my R-392's. 
If have a friend or some one that is in the electrical business. That  can 
let you have or barrow  a wire mesh grip. The one that looks like Chinese 
hand cuffs on one end. Take one and on the open end insert part of a nitrile 
glove. The blue ones you see auto mechanics using. I normally push the palm 
side into the mesh grip with my pinky. About two inches.

Then I insert the mesh grip over the tube to be extracted. Hold the mesh and 
pull upwards till you see the mesh collapsing over the tube. Then snatch the 
mesh grip upward quickly. Then mesh grip will collapse over the tube and 
grip it. The tube will come out and still be inside the mesh grip.You will 
have to hold the tube by it's pins and push downwards on the mesh grip so it 
will release the excreted tube and the part of the nitrile glove. It might 
take a few tries to master the technique. Hope this for some help to you, it 
has worked very well for me.

73's Rock
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Carter KX4R" <kx4r at EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:39 AM
Subject: Tube Puller Needed


> Hey Gang !
> I am in need of a vacuum tube puller....I'm working on
> an R-392 and my fat fingers are failing me, hi !
>
> Would anyone out there have a spare they would
> be willing to sell ?
>
> Please let me know your price including shipping to Ga zip 30153.
>
> Tnx and 73 !
> Greg  KX4R
>
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