What is Kyphosis? Kyphosis is similar, but not identical, to scoliosis in that it involves an unnatural curvature of the spine. While scoliosis generally causes the spine to curve serpentine along your back (imagine the spine forming an S shape when looking directly at the back), Kyphosis causes the upper spine to curve forward.
Thread seal tape is wrapped around the threads, lubricating the connection and allowing the two pieces to be screwed deeper together. Thread seal tape (also known as PTFE tape or plumber's tape) is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film for use in sealing pipe threads. The tape is sold cut to specific widths and wound on a spool, making it easy to wind around pipe threads.
Expanded PTFE Gasket Tape . TFCO PTFE Gasket Tape is a flange gasket material made of virgin expanded PTFE. Available in spooled form, it is an ideal gasket material for: glass-lined and plastic flanges; flanges with limited available space; flanges where compressed thickness is important