On Mon, 21 Dec 2015, Dave G4UGM wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2015, Charles Anthony wrote:
Or, rather then cutting it, remove the inside
threads on the shell, and
glue it back on to the plug, rather than screwing it on.
That?s about the best method, but there is not much room for extra lead
to push back into the plug...
I really wonder how these were made originally they look so neat...
One of the plugs in the photo looks like it might have a small roll pin or
setscrew holding it together. The photographer didn't have it directly
facing the camera and may have intentionally not photographed that side of
the plugs for aesthetic reasons.