At 10:38 AM 12/22/2004 -0600, you wrote: >At 09:48 AM 12/22/2004, you wrote: >>Guy writes: >><< Just a thought, fellow fuzzy-faced frolickers, ...... would it be possible >>to use plumbers' Teflon-tape on a slightly undersize thread? I really love >>that stuff for pipe clamps, etc.<< >> >> I don't think there would be sufficient strength to make much >> difference, >>plus, there is an impedance question in my mind, (is that what they meant >>when they told me I had a thought impediment?). I wouldn't like to see >>anything >>softer than brass entrained between the vibrating string and the plate, >>itself. I know that the energy absorbtion would be small, but on >>principle, I would >>have some reservations, (and no, I am not an Indian). >>Regards, >> >>Ed Foote RPT > >It might help a little, but not much, I think. I don't see an impedance >concern, since the flange still beds directly on the plate. > >Ron N Well, guys, thanks for the feedback. If someone has actually used the tape, we'll hear from them someday, somewhere. Meanwhile, back to JB Weld................. <G> later, Guy "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." - John Lennon
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