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Finishing brass straps around boiler
| Kevin Murrell | 11/11/2020 09:59:50 |
| 59 forum posts 6 photos | Dear all Below is 'the usual way' of securing thin brass straps around a boiler (or condenser in this case). It's pretty ugly and I usually try to hide them out of sight. Is there a better way of doing this? I was thinking along the lines of a very small jubilee clip arrangement soldered to the ends of the straps. Regards all, Kevin
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| Clive Brown 1 | 11/11/2020 10:09:46 |
| 1050 forum posts 56 photos | I silver solder small squares of brass, say 3/32" thick, each end of the strap instead of the bends shown above. One is drilled and tapped a small BA size, the other a close clearance hole. This dispenses with the separate nut and the squares stay fairly well parallel. The screw should be as short as practicable. Edited By Clive Brown 1 on 11/11/2020 10:10:58 |
| Dominic Bramley | 11/11/2020 10:21:44 |
| 60 forum posts 1 photos | The approach Clive refers to is described in the ME Vertical Boiler series in ME issue 4601....
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| JasonB | 11/11/2020 10:48:24 |
 25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles | I have done the same as Clive describes. On your photo simply rounding the ends of the straps would make things more presentable. |
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