I need to sleeve an m8 bolt with some tube, 10 mm OD.

B&Q are out of 10 mm steel tube but I have some 12 mm. (sod's law hey have every other size )

a) should I try to cut a slit in the 12 mm, then weld or try to bend a piece of 1 mm steel around the M8 bolt?

b) hopefully Homebase will have it, fingers crossed......

Home base. Slitting and welding tube is a pain in the a. I would try and get some first. I had a look in the garage but I dont have any at the minute.

thanks for offers of tube but I kinda needed them last night - I'll drive round the local B&Qs if I have to, ££££ way to do it but wanna get bakes fixed this w/e...

If you needed a really short piece, could you drill out (the threads from) an M8 steel rivnut or 2?

[Edited on 18/8/06 by the_fbi]

sorted - rang a couple of B&Qs and one had 9 tubes in stock - I got 4 just in case .... since it seems this is one size that is no longer going to be stocked.