X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:41:43 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wind.imbris.com ([216.18.130.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTPS id 2684289 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:40:15 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.18.130.7; envelope-from=brent@regandesigns.com Received: from [192.168.1.100] (cbl-238-80.conceptcable.com [207.170.238.80] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by wind.imbris.com (8.12.11/8.12.11.S) with ESMTP id m0MFdPik047750 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:39:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brent@regandesigns.com) X-Original-Message-ID: <47960E25.3090705@regandesigns.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:39:17 -0800 From: Brent Regan User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: Flexible hose assemblies Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------020702010308010202030003" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020702010308010202030003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike writes: <> A friend of mine once stated that "The meaning of life is having the right tool for the job." Your point is taken. If all you have is a hack saw, a vice and a crescent wrench (variable spanner) then the field terminate-able Aeroquip may be the best answer for a temporary fix. I say temporary because the rubber hose should be replaced on "time" as the additives in 100LL are the Viarga of rubber hose land. << aluminum tubing needs to be properly secured to prevent chafing just like Aeroquip, but if you get chafing on Aeroquip, it's the airframe that will wear, not the hose.>> The problem here is that the Aeroquip hose IS THE ABRASIVE. If you rub an Aeroquip hose on a smooth surface you will abrade the surface. If you rub an aluminum tube on a smooth surface you polish both. Buy, borrow or rent the right tool (eBay is a great resource) and secure the tubing with beads of clear silicone so you can enjoy the benefits of weight, cost and longevity. As for using a swivel fitting on the brake line, ***BAD IDEA***, especially when you consider that there is a hose routing solution to the problem. Swivels leak. Regards Brent Regan --------------020702010308010202030003 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike writes:
<<I didn't find the 1/2" aluminum tubing "easy to fabricate". I didn't have the very expensive tool and used an inexpensive one.
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A friend of mine once stated that "The meaning of life is having the right tool for the job." Your point is taken. If all you have is a hack saw, a vice and a crescent wrench (variable spanner) then the field terminate-able Aeroquip may be the best answer for a temporary fix. I say temporary because the rubber hose should be replaced on "time" as the additives in 100LL are the Viarga of rubber hose land.

<< aluminum tubing needs to be properly secured to prevent chafing just like Aeroquip, but if you get chafing on Aeroquip, it's the airframe that will wear, not the hose.>>

The problem here is that the Aeroquip hose IS THE ABRASIVE. If you rub an Aeroquip hose on a smooth surface you will abrade the surface. If you rub an aluminum tube on a smooth surface you polish both.

Buy, borrow or rent the right tool (eBay is a great resource) and secure the tubing with beads of clear silicone so you can enjoy the benefits of weight, cost and longevity.

As for using a swivel fitting on the brake line, ***BAD IDEA***, especially when you consider that there is a hose routing solution to the problem. Swivels leak.

Regards
Brent Regan
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