{"id":68,"date":"2014-04-24T15:17:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T15:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.bpfonline.co.uk\/?p=68"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:31:59","slug":"measure-tube-inserts-end-caps-buying-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bpfonline.co.uk\/blog\/measure-tube-inserts-end-caps-buying-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Tube Inserts &#038; End Caps &#8211; How to Measure &#8211; Buying Guide Now Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpfonline.co.uk\/downloads\/how-to-measure-tube-inserts-end-caps-and-wire-fittings-buying-guide.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-72\" title=\"Tube Inserts &amp; End Caps Buying Guide\" alt=\"Tube Inserts &amp; End Caps Buying Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.bpfonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tube-and-wire-comp-300x291.png\" width=\"216\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bpfonline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tube-and-wire-comp-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bpfonline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tube-and-wire-comp-624x606.png 624w, https:\/\/www.bpfonline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tube-and-wire-comp.png 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have recently developed and published a handy buying guide on to the website which is designed to assist anyone who needs to order Tube &amp; Wire Fittings and components like tube inserts, end caps, bungs &amp; ferrules. 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