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I ordered an 18" long 3" OD ABS tube from Plastruct. It would not be long enough to do both the boiler and smoke box. But, when I looked around the shop, I saw that I had a piece leftover from when I built the boiler for the ten wheeler. The tubing is 5/64" thick and I calculated that if I cut out a strip about 7/16" wide, that would be just enough to make it so this could fit inside the long boiler tube. I cut it out, filed the edges straight, and then glued it back together using Weldon 16. This now fits inside the long boiler, giving me the look I wanted.
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