5/8 and 7/8 rubber game call bushings

[ancwoodturnings]

Does anyone know where i can get 5/8 and 7/8 rubber game call bushings?

[BigB]

What are you needing to do with them?

Brian

[VECtor Calls]

I am guessing you are talking for the HUT mandrel system?

Probably have to just buy the 5/8's from them, and make a 7/8" spacer out of wood.

Vince

[ancwoodturnings]

I wanted to use them to make game calls and to hold the wood blanks onto the mandrel to turn them

[Brian at DDT Game Calls]

i got some from HUT and used them once, if you don't want to spend the $$ on expandable mandrels go get some 5/8 and 7/8 rod(bolt) and make a pen lock

[VECtor Calls]

The HUT system of using rubber bushings is really not a good system, and its hard on your pen mandrel if you still plan on making pens with it.

I understand going cheap if you're just wanting to try out making a couple calls though.

Many call makers are biting the bullet and using the expandable mandrels now.  They are not cheap, but they are solid. 

Vince