[SEL] Elliptical Rings

[Rob Skinner]

On Aug 20, 2007, at 4:57 AM, john palmer wrote:

> When you split or cut a ring it springs out and there is more  
> pressure by
> the joint than opposite. What you need is pressure all around to  
> seal.  The
> old way was to machine the center excentric to the out side so that  
> opposite
> the gap would be say twice as thick,thereby giving more pressure.

Thanks John,
There's certainly more to ring design than meets the eye.

Rob