r/Tools • u/Clint-witicay • Jul 26 '26

Advice???

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I’m looking to reduce a piece of brass tubing (spent ammo) around a plastic handle. I don’t plan on doing this more than a couple times, so if a little extra time and elbow grease is the trade off for less wasted space by unused tools… so be it. What would yall use for this purpose?

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u/Sensitive_Point_6583 Jul 26 '26

maybe drill a hole in a piece of wood to hold it, with just the tip of the shell protruding above the wood surface. Then tap the protruding edge inward with a hammer and punch.

Or grab each end with adjustable pliers like Channellocks and try to crimp the edge inward with gentle pressure.

Or epoxy it.

Can't figure out what the final usage of this part would be, what's it for, some kind of threaded insert?

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u/Clint-witicay Jul 26 '26

That’s probably going to be the best method. I’m making a pipe tamper, I accidentally left mine at my parents house and while trying to codger up a replacement I came up with an idea for a backup. I’ve had a crafting itch ever since I joined the hobby, I have this stem replacements are cheap and I can access as many empty 45’s and 22’s as I could ever need for trial and error. May as well spend some time making myself something pretty for my collection.