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What to do with 6 feet of 2 inch steel pipe

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:04 am
by explsvcookie257
Alright I found a peice of 6' x 2" diamter steel pipe it has no lables but I am wonddering could it be used as a chamber for high pressure or a chamber for a hybrid and it would have to be welded because there are no threads

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:22 am
by starman
You can use it as a hybrid chamber, just not the full 6' of it. Cut a smaller length of it and have it threaded at your local hardware store. You can then use standard pipe fittings to close it off...welding shouldn't be necessary that way.

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:45 am
by explsvcookie257
alright thanks. didnt know a hard ware store would thread pipe but thats kool or i could sell it the cheapest steel pipe on mcmaster was $77 for 6 feet. I am not sure how I could cut it good enough for it to be threaded but I dnt think it matters. And it might be stainless steel I dont know it was laying on the ground on this trail kinda shiny but kinda not.

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:04 am
by starman
You should be able to cut it with a hack saw, just use a fresh blade and take your time with it and cut it straight. It's probably not stainless. Rather it sounds like zinc coated conduit pipe from your description.

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:20 am
by Mateo
probably just zinc coated. is it just a chain link fence post? i think they are about that big

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:17 pm
by explsvcookie257
Yeah I think it is a chain link fence post is that good or bad because I hope i can Use it for a Hybrid.

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:08 pm
by Mateo
i have never messed with hybrids and dont know what pressures they reach but those posts have thick walls so i think it would be ok. but get someones opinion who knows about hybrids

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:18 pm
by john bunsenburner
I found something similar too, 6m of 1.5 ID steel and 6m of 4cm ID steel pipe

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:50 pm
by ramses
I would get the end threaded and use it as a barrel for a hybrid.

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:13 pm
by starman
explsvcookie257 wrote:Yeah I think it is a chain link fence post is that good or bad because I hope i can Use it for a Hybrid.
For a real world hybrid, 10x or so or less, it will be fine.