Donna, Yep. It's definitely not a standard product. While I'm still working down the list of US metal manufactures and fabricators, all I've found so far is some very pure, high grade, 7/16th" tube at about $12/foot. That's $12, not 12 cents!! I just got a very well written descriptive reply from Corbin Co ( always do. That place is tops, thou a bit pricy) that more or less said to get what I want I'd have to purchase a minimum of 10 times what I want or could use, or make my own for about 6 times what a Tube Jacket Making set costs. Are there any other swagers out there that have a need for 7/16th" tube that would want to help out in this minimum quantity order requirement? From what I'm finding in my search, these expectations and quotes are not out of line.( they are way over my budget). So, I'll keep looking at my supplier lists and calling/emailing those that appear promising. One of the tid-bits I learned is that it's not feasible to redraw bullet length tube sections in a JRD unless they've been rounded over. The tube wall ends, that would sit on the punch face, have to be fully supported, and this is almost impossible to properly do.
