F-16 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I recently found these caps for 1/2oz MM bottles. I am wondering if anyone knows if there are similar jar plugs that will fit Testors 1/4oz bottles? Thanks for any help. Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Where did you buy the 1/2oz ones? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Scroll down the list, and they have bottle lids as well for 1/2oz bottles. http://www.mauswerx.com/maus catalog.htm Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 They're just re-purposed, commercially available plugs - here's the manufacturer's website: https://www.caplugs.com/ - so you could measure the bottle then scan through their catalog to find something that would fit. (my guess is that they're in this series - https://www.caplugs.com/tapered-caps-plugs-t - the series are mostly colour coded so you're limited to the red ones, and the paint caps have a model number 9-S on them, which would match one of the product numbers in this series) Unfortunately, the minimum order quantity seems to be 1000 plugs, but you might be able to work something out if you contact them. Or you might find something similar elsewhere. Maybe McMaster-Carr? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 18 hours ago, F-16 said: I am wondering if anyone knows if there are similar jar plugs that will fit Testors 1/4oz bottles? Can’t you just cut the 1/2 oz ones in half??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Ok. I found this listing on Ebay... Caplugs The problem is I'm not sure what the inside diameter is on the Testors 1/4oz paint jars? Any ideas on what the measurement is? Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Caliper says the inside of the neck is .575, and the lip is .094 Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Ok, so based on those measurements, which size would I get? _______________________________________ Sizes Available: PMI-3 / CPT-0 (0.172 - 0.233" OD) PMI-7 / CPT-1X (0.265 - 0.330" OD) PMI-9 / CPT-2X (0.325 - 0.397" OD) PMI-11 / CPT-3X (0.383 - 0.460" OD) PMI-13 / CPT-4X (0.447 - 0.512" OD) PMI-15 / CPT-5X (0.495 - 0.577" OD) PMI-17 / CPT 6X (0.548 - 0.630" OD) PMI-19 / CPT 7X (0.603 - 0.694" OD) PMI-20 / CPT-8 (0.629 - 0.728" OD) PMI-23 / CPT-9X (0.730 - 0.827" OD) PMI-24 / CPT-10 (0.752 - 0.849" OD) PMI-26 / CPT 11X (0.812 - 0.933" OD) PMI-28 / CPT-12X (0.893 - 1.038" OD) PMI-31 / CPT-13X (0.995 - 1.145" OD) PMI-33 / CPT-14X (1.175 - 1.284" OD) PMI-35 / CPT-15X (1.235-1.360" OD) ___________________________________________ I can't really understand their measurements. Are they showing only outside dimensions? Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Why not mail an empty {and cleaned!} Testors quarter floz bottle to the company along with a note saying, hey, what have you got that will fit this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I'm guessing PMI-15 with an outside diameter of .577. .002 makes a nice press fit. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Are you wanting to screw the original metal lid down over these? Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Again, you can check the specs on the manufacturer's website. https://www.caplugs.com/center-pull-tab-tapered-plugs-cpt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 I cant have the center pull tabs. I plan on screwing the bottle lids on after the plug is inserted. It looks like the "CPT" range has pull tabs... Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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