On 1 Feb 2006 22:29:54 -0800, "Sev" wrote:

I would just use the teflon. You definitely should not be putting a lot
of torque on these- you'll damage them. 5 - 7 wraps sounds like a
lot to me, might be a bit hard to thread them at that point.

I never use more than one wrap and a little overlap. Isn't that the
way one is supposed to do it?

I thought it is only to fill in uneven places in the metal, but the
basic closure is when one tightens it, and the thread of the nut
presses against the the thread of the other piece.


If you are sure you have too much pipe, you can cut some off with a
tubing cutter. They're cheap, and if you don't get the mini size,
they get big enough to do the main copper pipes in your house also.

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