Do you just slip the tubing over the ends of the rods to span the
gap?  Crimp them in place or what?  Sounds like a good solution, though the
cool VW plate would surely look better.

Edward

At 12/29/02 01:15 PM, you wrote:
>I'm not one to cast dispersions on anyone's entrepreneurial efforts but
>I've been using a length of brass hobby tubing to connect two of the
>chrome rods across the top of the burner for the last eight years.
>It eliminates small sauce pans and coffee pots from tipping when you
>casually place them.
>12 inches of brass tubing,  79 cents and no postage if you're near an Ace
>Hardware or any location that sells hobby supplies.
>
>Stan Wilder