Thanks everyone for all the ideas. I went down to our local hardware store today, not quite sure just what I was going to decide upon. Found a nylock nut to keep the whole shebang from falling apart again. Good. They also had aluminum tubing in a good size, but no leather washers/grommets. I did find some rubber grommets and that's what most appealed to me. How long will they last? I'll get back to you in a few months, or years, or decade or so when/if they fail. If I can get a decent pic of the finished project, I'll post it.
I'm still drawn to the cork solution, just out of standard Riv-like whimsy, but I'll go for the rubber grommets for now. That might not be permanent, though if I get a bee in my bonnet some afternoon. Reid > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
