tap my air chamber

[roughboy]

I already tap my chamber so what next? do i take my pressue gauge and just fit it into the taped hole or is there some kind of npt adapter or something like that, that i sould put into the hole then the pressure gauge goes in after.by the way my pressure gauge is 1/4''npt. thankx!!!

[mark.f]

What size did you tap the hole?

[roughboy]

I used a 1/4 tap

[MisterSteve124]

then you just use a pressure gauge with 1/4 NPT threads and put teflon tape on it and screw it in tight.

[frankrede]

Is it a 1/4 npt tap?

[roughboy]

yes, it is a 1/4 npt tap

[MisterSteve124]

Just do what I said screw in a pressure gauge that has a male 1/4NPT theads into it but put teflon tape on it first.

[Flying_Salt]

then you just use a pressure gauge with 1/4 NPT threads and put teflon tape on it and screw it in tight.

Is teflon tape neccesary (for a schader valve)? If so, where would I get it? One last question: What size hole should I drill for a schader valve (I am planning to tap the hole with the valve.)

[squeaks]

Ok, what the flip! How have you been on spudfiles so long and not found out how to drill and tap holes!!!! All you do is get a hole drilled to the size your tap says and then tap it, take the tap out, teflon(which you get from your local plumbing/home improvement/home depot store) the bit up, and screw it in!!!!! IT IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!!!

[MisterSteve124]

o shut up squeaks. Flying Salt you could probably get by with not tapping the schrader into the chamber. Just drill a hole a tiny bit smaller then the threads and then tap the pipe.I strongly suggest practicing tapping into a scrap peice of pipe just so you know the size is good and so you don't mess up of your cannon. You don't have to use teflon I guess but it could leak but you can get some at homedepot for like 1$.

[Bluetooth]

Ok, what the flip! Well maybe he just doesn't pick things up as fast as you. You don't have to TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND PUT A BUNCH OF EXCLAMATION MARKS AFTER SENTENCES!!!!!!! You could have just explained it nicely.
EDIT: I guess i was too late .

[sgehring]

7/16 bit for 1/4 npt and 5/16 bit for 1/8 npt

[Flying_Salt]

Okay thanks, I'm more of a comby person.

[ProfessorAmadeus]

Just get along now fellas. I didnt know how to do this stuff when I did my first pneumatic and all of you did as well. So lets not get over excited about a question and just answer it.

[frankrede]

I found my first pneumatic in my garage today and I almost cryed.It was so horrible.