Glad Hands

[Dreamweaver]

Jim, I know I saw some for the wedico but I can't find them right now..

Solder might not be the best to use for air lines. I have to admit i have not tried this yet but I figured that what I was going to try was taking some red and blue wire, appropriate size of course. Wind it around something as you did and then using a heat gun get it nice and hot. You want all the shield around the wire nice and hot but not melting. then just leave it to cool by it's self while still wrapped around what ever it is you wrapped it around.

In my mind that would take the shields resistance to keep its original shape, and change it so that it would want to stay coiled. thus making it have the spring effect and want to return to the coiled state..

Just a thought. I will try and find the glad hands I saw and post a link when i find them.

-Mike

[DPD327]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the tip regarding using wire....that would probably be more resilient in the long run....I liked the pliability of the solder (easy to mold shape etc....) but painting it and the propensity for the paint to come off is much greater....wire would seem to be a better solution. What gauge wire did you use?

I just thought too...if you used multi-strand, you probably could try single copper center wire and lose the heat gun altogether.

Let me know if you can find the glad hands...I spoke with Ric at Garden Trucking and he had purchased a pair whilst at a show in Germany but 1) he can't find them and 2) he doesn't remember from whom he got them.

Jim