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yep--thats what my mrs calls em

and that white ptfe plumbers tape--is called teflon.

Good to know, I have never had to ask for that, even though I had to use it last week for a tap replacement, luckily we had some.

Oooh.... don't call them 'taps'.

Perhaps give that (massive) classic car restoration place on Clark, Pampanga a call. They may know something about importing a 'vintage' machine, and any regulations governing such oldies. I'm not sure whether they have a website, but there have been documentaries and features about them... probably on YouTube by now.