Re: SG copper pipe trick

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi, well my TCBOR gap needs a flossing with sandpaper fairly often. ted also
found that to be a needed maintenance routine at the haunted house. it does
help especially if its been run a while then clean it and you see a big
difference. cul brian f.

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Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: SG copper pipe trick


> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
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> > Jim, Luc,
> > Maybe I have tuned in a little late but there is no pipe trick needed.
> > The sweat-solder copper pipe couplings come in a variety of
> > sizes and the edges are clean. No tooling needed.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ralph Zekelman
>
> Not all of the edges are clean!  Just built a gap for my Li'l TC using
> 1/2" couplings and had to file a bit at the ends, where there was a
> small ridge.  Easy to do if you chuck em in the lathe, but not hard by
> hand either.  For some reason, I found that the gap seemed to work
> better after I cleaned the surface with very fine sandpaper.  It acted
> as if there was something on the surface that was oxidizing and giving a
> coarse black deposit.  After sanding the oxidized part is a nice gray
> and the thing will run for many minutes with no problems.  Haven't had
> to clean it.
>
> Ed
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