Abstract: The invention relates to a process and apparatus for the random storage of tubes stacked on top of each other in a tube magazine, and for the transfer of the tubes at a transfer position to a conveyor. The tubes are stored randomly in the magazine with their longitudinal axes essentially parallel to each other. Tubes are separated between the transfer position and the magazine and are conveyed out of the magazine in the axial direction.

Abstract: The magazine tip guide of an automatic loom filling winder is subjected to constant pounding by the quill tip support as quills are transferred into the shuttle. Eventually a section is broken out of the magazine tip guide and the replacement of this component and its refitting on the loom winder are costly and time consuming. To avoid the necessity for replacing the entire tip guide, a simple and economical part is installed between the outer side of the tip guide and the rockable quill tip support, and this repair or replacement part has a slot which registers with the slotted portion of the magazine tip guide which has been fractured. The normal operation of the magazine tip guide and quill tip support is not interfered with by the invention.