>>>Claralw@aol.com said: > The bus came with copper > tubing, it works fine.. Steel would be harder to shape into the > appropriate curve. I have a source for OEM metal (yes, copper) lines for > about $5 each. My understanding is that so-called "copper" brake lines are actually a copper alloy specifically intended for high pressure hydraulic systems. "Cuprifer" is the trade name I seem to recall being bandied about on the britcar list. Under no circumstances would I recommend using ordinary pure copper tubing, such as the stuff sold at your local hardware store as "refrigeration tubing". I bought a bunch once and it made a fine wort chiller, but brake lines? Much too soft. --berry Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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