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ABS piston

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:39 am
by SpudStuff
i saw the how to for the three inch piston and i was wondering if i can use black ABS drain pipe for the 3 inch outter piece. i don't want to spend $30 on 20 feet of 3 inch pipe when i can buy 1 foot of abs

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:17 am
by Atlantis
Home Depot cuts PVC for you and they have this big box full of scrap PVC for like $0.50 a foot.

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:23 am
by CS
Ya try out what Atlantis suggested, because when you use ABS in a pneumatic there is a chance of failure, greater then that of PVC.

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:20 pm
by saladtossser
Atlantis wrote:Home Depot cuts PVC for you and they have this big box full of scrap PVC for like $0.50 a foot.
lucky americans

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:57 pm
by SpudStuff
the home depot by my house only has pvc to 2 inch and they dont cut

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:18 am
by fred_roux
saladtossser wrote:
Atlantis wrote:Home Depot cuts PVC for you and they have this big box full of scrap PVC for like $0.50 a foot.
lucky americans
I second that !!

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:33 am
by CS
Green Card anyone? Sorry I couldnt resist.