At 05:42 AM 6/3/2012, Lee Jones wrote:
>
>> How about the following procedure: select a heat shrink tubing that
>> is just slightly larger diameter than coax cable [...]

Dwayne wrote:

> Thanks to both Lee and Sergio.

You're welcome (from Lee).

> I took 3.5" thin-wall brass tubing that just fits over the coax
> and another 3.5" piece that just fits (easily) inside the rubber
> boot.
>
> Fired up the lathe and used a smoothing tool to taper the larger
> tube down to the diameter of the small tube [and soldered]

Well, I didn't _know_ that you had a lathe! :-)

> The brass tubing is the standard stuff that you get at hobby shops -=20
> packaged by K&S.  These are available in 1/32" increments and they=20
> just fit inside each other.  That makes the wall thickness somewhat=20
> less than 1/64".  I keep on hand several feet of each size from 1/16"=20
> all the way to 1/2" - its simply amazing how useful this stuff is.
> It forms beautifully on the lathe (tapers, etc) and solders easily.

It truly is great stuff.  I also keep a full range of nested sizes
from smallest to largest.  You can easily make a splice for different
size vacuum hoses, a vacuum hose T fitting, bolt spacers, etc, etc.

Thanks for the description of how you solved your problem.

						Lee Jones
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