That sounds like my sort of bodge Ian! Only I would do it cheaper! Stainless washers with flats on a threaded stainless rod with a series of locknuts spacing them at exactly the right distance. This exactly right distance would need to be determined of course and may even lead to arguments similar to what's the best oil/tyre/petrol?'It must be a .....' wrote:Stainless washers with flats silver soldered on a stainless rod?
Of course if things were tight that month I may forgo the stainless for some cheaper galvanised building materials.