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Author Topic: Size matters??? - Oil Tubes Dave Bird Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 777 From: Perth, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2000 posted 10-28-2000 03:13 PM                        Darned if I didn't snap off one of those aluminum oil-tubes for my XL (in this case, the one that lets me change the oil guage from front to back). Now I've got it together despite being shorter, but I fear it may now leak, and I need more compression sleeves. They're not 3/16, not 1/4, so what are they 7/32??? Also, could I use copper instead of aluminum? Thank you. ------------------ Dave Bird  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-28-2000 05:47 PM                     Is there any reason you don't just call you local Strong dealer and just order the parts? You will need to get pipe benders and such if you plan to bend your own (or you will crust the pipe). I could understand if you planning to do many of these but if it is just one, why not order the parts? Steve ------------------ "Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"  |  IP: Logged Dave Bird Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 777 From: Perth, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2000 posted 10-28-2000 06:59 PM                        This WAS a new part, but you're right. I'm just checking, as this came as part of a "kit" package of many parts, also fairly obsolete, not sure if I can buy just the tube. The specs were stamped as "reproduced May 10, 1969"!!! (Remember that, when photocopying was an "event"?) I'm just a hobbyist for now, I think I can get the little compression sleeves locally, and I'm curious as to whether aluminium MUST be used for oil pipes, I'm assuming not.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2000 07:45 PM                     copper should be okay  |  IP: Logged

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