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. wrote:
/deform/ the pipe (sic) ?

overtightening the joint deforms the /tube/, that's what causes leaks.

If it doesn't 'deform' the pipe slightly it isn't correctly made. It's
impossible to pull off an olive from a properly made joint, and this
wouldn't be so if it was merely friction.

--
*(over a sketch of the titanic) "The boat sank - get over it

Dave Plowman London SW
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