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On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 11:00, Dave Hall wrote: > Probably crushes like the copper ring. I expect some asbestos string would do > too (sharp intake of breath - or maybe not!). > > Russ, please remind us, did you trim one end of the micro-tubing to fit in the > hole to form a ring, or link plain-cut ends with a pin or something? > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ > ------ I did a scarf joint. And kept trimming until it fit right. Then when the packing nut is tightened, it crushes the joint together and seals it. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~