From: Barry Lovelock
Date: 15/01/00
Time: 23:48:42
Remote Name: 194.168.67.227
This is the 64,000 Dollar question and will cost almost that much to address. I don't really know what the differences are between the various models, but this is a fairly common problem, but not quite common enough to warrant a big enough batch-production to drive the price down. These were available, in an aviation grade stainless, but have all gone now. I was able to get a quote for a brass version, drawn down from a Philistine, sorry, metric tube. This however, was for a quantity of 50 and would have cost about £500 + VAT, this made the selling price nearer double the unit cost at about £20 each, including postage. Indications were, from the UK seller of the stainless, Tony Leslie, than only 4 or 5 a year were sold anyway. The whole project was therefore unviable, unless wanting to be a martyr! Eventually I found a good secondhand one, but the problem remains.