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On 1 Jan,
John Stumbles wrote:

regular 22mm olives (but thicker: if I get them mixed up I just try them
on a bit of pipe - 22mm olives on 22mm pipe: snug; 3/4" on 22mm: wobbly;
22mm on 3/4 pipe: no go)

Isn't 3/4 pipe slightly smaller than 22mm?



3/4 * 25.4mm = 19.05mm


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