Think it's possible??

Awl--

Goodgawd... what a hassle.
And 1/2 brass, at that!!

I used to be a fair half-assed plumber, and ahm wunnerin if the problem
isn't these cheap chinese fittings. But American fittings are priced thru
the effing roof!!

What I'm "reduced to" is the old Hercules Pro Dope (mebbe w/ teflon
additive), AND...... Thread!! Literally thread, cuz the plumber's string I
got just seems to be pushed out of the way.

Never had these problems before.
Admittedly I'm using Channel-locks on this 1/2 plumbing, but this did not
cause a problem before, either, unless I'm just getting weaker, as well as
dumber, with age. Goodgawd....
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Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll