Re: Static Gap Spacing

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>

Ed and Michael,

I'll try to get some gap pictures on to Terry's hot streamers.

The single layer of horizontal tubes is interesting. Supporting the tubes at 
one point means they cannot be rotated as they oxidize. The vertical mounting 
means that I can rotate the tubes at least 4 x 90 degrees before they have to 
be removed for cleaning.
I "ovalize" the tubes by squeezing them just slightly in a vise. Viewed from 
the top
clearly shows that they are not round. It's not quite precision work but I am 
careful to keep the long axis of the cylinder parallel to the walls. It will 
screw things up if the tubes
aren't equidistant apart as you view the gap top to bottom. Ovalizing the 
tubes lets me make easy adjustment of the gaps.

Gotta get some pictures.

Cheers,
Ralph Zekelman