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Offline Crow Juice

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Alternative to the oring
« on: October 20, 2012, 06:26:44 AM »
I was interested to know if we are using the oring because it is easy to get or is it the best choice . If a machined shape in plastic of metal is a better choice I might be able to develop it. Any ideas?
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Offline quickdtoo

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Re: Alternative to the oring
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2012, 06:40:43 AM »
I use steel shims, custom washers made of .012" shim stock myself, they provide the necessary clearance and never change due to compression or different temps.

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Re: Alternative to the oring
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2012, 01:43:15 PM »
I use the O-ring because it's easy, cheap, and I've never had an issue with them.
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