New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice

Back to the Flip Side: I changed my opinion and repainted the back of the table. My reasoning was not soley for appearances . On reflection, I recalled factory/military applications when paint is applied as a deadner to "clamp-down" on vibes. Very 1920'ish. Following a good cleaning , lite sanding and lots of taping I applied a quick-dry black gloss with a hard finish. Nice uniform look and with some vibe/pulse deadening. I took a pic of the completed work I will post as soon as I learn the process. Homework never ends.

Crem1, are you sure your broken hose barb is metric? A 1/8" pipe thread is very very close to 10mm X 1.0, and all the fittings on my Athena are 1/8 pipe. This is taper thread, so it gets tight after a couple of turns, but keep going, gently.
cxprestige--longtime athena owner and inveterate tinkerer...

charlie
i will look at the barb tonite and see of i can find a source. Some of my instrumentation guru's at work might have a source.Surprised at mcmaster-carr response. Always had good success with them

I know nothing about this table, but do know about mortite. When fresh it's one product, but quickly dries out and is entirely different in a few months. It is not a stable product.

Olimanmojo: Thanks for any help you and the guru's can provide.

Stringeen : You are spot-on about mortite. It is for that reason and others I applied Roma professional modeling clay #2 that never drys out the way mortite does. I happen to have had two , 2 lb. bricks about 10-15 years old that were as "fresh" when opened as when I bought them. Thanks for your concern.