Before you begin
Equipment needed for this job:
- Completed guide tube bundles (Fig 0A; click here for building instructions)
- Completed targeting cone (Fig 0B; click here for 3D printing instructions)
Supplies needed for this job:
- Pliers or forceps
- Fresh tubes of two-part epoxy
- Holding cup
- Spatula tool (wooden handles of cotton swabs work well)
- Plunger tubes made from 4"-6" lengths of Type 304 Stainless Steel Tubing, with diameter of each collar matching that of the guide tube bundle that it will be used to insert:
9x bundle: 13G, .095" OD, .071" ID, .012" Wall (McMaster-Carr 8988K32)
7x bundle: 16.5G, .062" OD, .052" ID, .005" Wall (McMaster-Carr 8988K36)
4x bundle: 17G, .058" OD, .042" ID, .008" Wall (McMaster-Carr 8988K45)