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Finding 5" Parts?

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:06 pm
by cameronfield
I'm having trouble finding the following parts for my gun:

5" to 4" Converter
5" Threaded Cleanout
5" Threaded End Cap

Any suggestions?

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:09 pm
by VH_man
you have 5" pipe?????

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:13 pm
by PVC Arsenal 17
Sprinkler.com should have what you need.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:16 pm
by cameronfield
No I have a 4" chamber but the end cap and other stuff are 1" bigger. Isn't that how most guns are? Also I found a 5" to 4" reducer on Amazon for $3 surprisingly enough.

I'll check out sprinkler.com. Thanks!

P.S.
Does it sound like I'm making my gun wrong?!?

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:18 pm
by VH_man
haha no its just ive never heard of 5 inch pipe..........

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:23 pm
by cameronfield
Lol they make 12" PVC...

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:27 pm
by DYI
I've seen diameter and schedule info on 5" pipe on Mcmaster, but they don't sell it (apart from 5" flanges, which are kind of useless without 5" pipe or fittings). As far as I can tell, 5" pipe is about as common as 3.5" pipe, which is to say practically non-existent.

If your chamber is 4", why don't you just buy some 4" fittings for it? They will be far easier to find and cheaper than 5" fittings.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:34 pm
by cameronfield
I'm realizing that I'm retarded and you're right. Is 2.5" PVC hard to find? Fittings and piping?

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:26 pm
by cwazy1
if ur in america, its easy to get.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:39 pm
by cameronfield
Locally though? I wanna shoot tennis balls but I dont wanna have to special order it..

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:16 pm
by octane89
You will more than likely have to get it offline. It's not a common part that is needed, let alone pressure rated (if you're using it on a pneumatic).

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:44 pm
by cwazy1
cameron, are u in the us?? because if you are, you can find it locally.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:07 pm
by cameronfield
Yeah I'm in Texas. We have home depot and lowes here. Will they have it? Also my gun is combustion.

Are tennis balls worth shooting? Or should I do a 1.5" instead? Also does 2" or 1.5" potato "slug" shoot further? I would guess 2" cause it has more mass. What do you'll think?

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:46 pm
by cwazy1
k go to homedepot, do not go to the plumbing section, but instead go to the electrical section, they there will have 2.5" sch40 conduit.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:51 pm
by BigGrib
do you have a irrigation specialty store around?? if so you can go there and get some cam locks so you can have interchangeable barrels and they will carry sdr21 1.5" which is golf ball barrel size and golf balls are fun to shoot