[ddmckee54]

Well, I got some parts today, my axle order arrived and I got the 2mm ID tubing I ordered.

Not my first order of axles, this was the second batch that I ordered. Surprisingly, or maybe it wasn't really THAT much of a surprise, all 6 of then feel very crunchy when I try to turn them. I had hoped that this lot might at least turn right out of the bag. I suspect that I'll find no clearance in the spider gears.

You remember how impressed I was with the care taken to protect the O-rings? Well, let's just say the shipping for the tubing is on the other end of the spectrum. They were shipped in a zip-lock bag inside a non-padded shipping envelope. And not even a heavy duty zip-lock bag like the O-rings had. The shipping bag looks it's gone several round in a fight that was above its' weight class. There's 6 or more holes through the shipping envelope, but only 1 of those is anywhere close to where the tubing ends were. But there's no holes in the zip-lock bag, so whatever chewed those holes in the shipping envelope was on the outside trying to chew its' way in. Not on the inside trying to chew its' way out to make a break for it. All the tubing has a slight kink to it, but I only need short pieces so I'll just avoid the bends.

Don