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On 21/09/2019 16:00, wrote:
On Saturday, 21 September 2019 14:15:07 UTC+1, wrote:
On 21/09/2019 12:42, Tim+ wrote:

I fitted a couple of bib taps for a friend and when I left them they were
vertical but I only had wodges of PTFE tape to wrap the threads with and
its really too squidgy for the job. The taps are now skewiff.

I suspect its plumbers hemp that I need, but dont have. What are suitable
alternatives that I might have kicking around (even if not strictly legal
these days)?

Tim

Anything that's stringy and will bind the thread ... cotton, wool, etcetera

I wouldn't use materials that are likely to rot.

NT

True, but they're not going to rot because they're in Plumber's Mait and
bound in the threads