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| AND Books 2006-01-29, 1:21 am |
| my friend has an antique toilet tank thats like 5ft above the toilet...
the float/ball seems standard, but the extension rod is 5+3/4 long and
it broke into the ball leaving 1/4" on the extension...
so, off i went to HD. Menards, Lowes to find a hooked rod longer than
the "standard?" 5" rod without luck.
my best solution was to get a 13 cent teflon tube, 1/2" and substitute
a small threaded screw to go into the float... the thickness of the
teflon sleeve stops it from entering the guide...
either i need a proper length (5 3/4") rod, or maybe get into brazing
cause i'm told soldering won't work...
small problem, but losta irritation to the home...
thanks!
JS
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| hallerb@aol.com 2006-01-29, 1:21 am |
| you can buy any length of plain brass rod, cut and tap it or have a
local machine shop do it. brass cuts and threads easy.
no anyone at a local vo tech school, with machine shop class?
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| George E. Cawthon 2006-01-29, 6:21 pm |
| AND Books wrote:
> my friend has an antique toilet tank thats like 5ft above the toilet...
> the float/ball seems standard, but the extension rod is 5+3/4 long and
> it broke into the ball leaving 1/4" on the extension...
>
> so, off i went to HD. Menards, Lowes to find a hooked rod longer than
> the "standard?" 5" rod without luck.
>
> my best solution was to get a 13 cent teflon tube, 1/2" and substitute
> a small threaded screw to go into the float... the thickness of the
> teflon sleeve stops it from entering the guide...
>
> either i need a proper length (5 3/4") rod, or maybe get into brazing
> cause i'm told soldering won't work...
>
> small problem, but losta irritation to the home...
>
> thanks!
>
> JS
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There is no reason soldering won't work, heck
electrical tape would probably work and certainly
wire ties would. There are all sorts of ways of
putting rods together, e.g., side by side with a
metal clamp between is used on all sorts of things
where rod length needs to be adjusted.
Just get a new rod, cut it off to fit, and solder
it to the original over a 3-4" length. If you are
really unconvinced, wrap it in two places with
fine copper wire (18 gage) before or after soldering.
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| very good idea!!!! wish I can up with that,I will be using this tip in the
future.
"George E. Cawthon" <GeorgeC-Boise@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:JZaDf.309424$qk4.91282@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> AND Books wrote:
>
> There is no reason soldering won't work, heck electrical tape would
> probably work and certainly wire ties would. There are all sorts of ways
> of putting rods together, e.g., side by side with a metal clamp between is
> used on all sorts of things where rod length needs to be adjusted.
>
> Just get a new rod, cut it off to fit, and solder it to the original over
> a 3-4" length. If you are really unconvinced, wrap it in two places with
> fine copper wire (18 gage) before or after soldering.
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| AND Books 2006-01-31, 4:21 am |
| excellent thought... how's about a thin copper-spring as the junction
like you find in kid-kits at radio-shack, or even a ball-point pen
that will work... luv it! going to do it... save alot of time...
gg <a1bunny@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
: very good idea!!!! wish I can up with that,I will be using this tip in the
: future.
: "George E. Cawthon" <GeorgeC-Boise@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
: news:JZaDf.309424$qk4.91282@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
:> AND Books wrote:
:>> my friend has an antique toilet tank thats like 5ft above the toilet...
:>> the float/ball seems standard, but the extension rod is 5+3/4 long and
:>> it broke into the ball leaving 1/4" on the extension...
:>>
:>> so, off i went to HD. Menards, Lowes to find a hooked rod longer than
:>> the "standard?" 5" rod without luck.
:>>
:>> my best solution was to get a 13 cent teflon tube, 1/2" and substitute
:>> a small threaded screw to go into the float... the thickness of the
:>> teflon sleeve stops it from entering the guide...
:>>
:>> either i need a proper length (5 3/4") rod, or maybe get into brazing
:>> cause i'm told soldering won't work...
:>>
:>> small problem, but losta irritation to the home...
:>>
:>> thanks!
:>>
:>> JS
:>>
:>>
:>>
:>>
:>
:> There is no reason soldering won't work, heck electrical tape would
:> probably work and certainly wire ties would. There are all sorts of ways
:> of putting rods together, e.g., side by side with a metal clamp between is
:> used on all sorts of things where rod length needs to be adjusted.
:>
:> Just get a new rod, cut it off to fit, and solder it to the original over
:> a 3-4" length. If you are really unconvinced, wrap it in two places with
:> fine copper wire (18 gage) before or after soldering.
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