blow tube


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Noun1.blow tube - a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
2.blow tube - a tube through which darts can be shot by blowingblow tube - a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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UNItube Blow Tube System--The UNItube System is Humtown's patented solution to common problems encountered with metal blow tubes.
Participants use a device about the size of a calculator with a blow tube attached.
Call long with the Hail Mary, a darn nice blow tube available in single- or double-reed.
Another good case in point is this circa-1907 "cane walking stick blow tube." God love 'em, the English took the classic native blow gun and gave it a typically Anglo twist by turning it into a gentleman's accessory.
At another point, his last words to another grandfather committing suicide are, "Should I put the blow tube back in?"
Also unscrew the blow tube from the temperature and pressure (T&P) valve.
Remove clean water, direct steam tube into drain tray and activate steam to blow tube dry.
Working with both the torch and a blow tube in his mouth, he carefully fuses a curling, blue tentacle to the sea creature he is sculpting.
As for the latter problem, there's a flexible blow tube (that can bend around corners) and a joystick (for one-hand use).
Some shooters use a copper blow tube. Generally speaking, a blow tube is a piece of copper tubing soldered to a cartridge case of the same size.
When the trigger of the unit is depressed, air from a small blow tube dislodges and lifts any chips and contaminants while a larger suction tube vacuums them away.