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Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:06 pm

wow, that is cool! someone needs to make a revolver with that.
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:25 pm

what are you talking about :?:
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:08 pm

dude just drill/tap through two layers of pipe on the fitting overlap.

clear or not its safer than drilling into a POS cleanout cap any day.

Dont be so worried about blowing it up because its clear and a tad different than type I or II PVC. Its still pressure rated and you will never generate enough pressure to blow it unless you force raw o2 in there or detonate compressed fuel/air mixes
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:13 pm

hmm, good point

but hey, if i DO blow up, i guess we'll know that its not a good idea to drill into clear PVC :P

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Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:38 pm

its been done plenty of times before dude. Joel has probably sold dozens, if not hundreds of them
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:40 pm

alright, i've decided to drill into it for the handle, but im reinforcing it with hose clamps and those will incorporate my lp bottle anyway.

thanks for all the help
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:46 pm

why dont you just get a saddle tee, glue it into place and then use hose clamps if needed.

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/saddle.html
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:50 pm

that will change the way i want to hold it during operation. The handle i'm putting on here is like one of those "pull" handles for doors, but with my grill igniter on top. Basically, think of it like having a giant mug of beer. The chamber is the glass and the handle is...well...the handle.
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:40 am

so use two pipe saddles.... not that complicated

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Im thinking this is sort of like the handle you want, except this is half of the handle. I suppose you want the whole thing to make a handle then simply use two saddles and connect via pipe and 2 90 deg elbows. No screws needed :)
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:57 pm

hmm, that could work, you dont think that would be too bulky?
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:33 pm

Nah shouldnt be too bulky mate. She'll be right :P
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:18 pm

i like the idea. Before i go with the saddle though, do you think it would work if i used a small strip of metal, drilled/epoxied the handle to THAT, then just hose clamped the metal down?

I was looking at saddles in my area and they are all very large and cover up 1/2 of the clear chamber and since only about 8 inches of the clear pvc is exposed, it would cover the entire top. I don't want a lot of my chamber to be covered, i want this baby to GLOW! :twisted:
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:10 pm

ive cut tees in half and hose clamped. 1" and 3/4" but i like 1" the best
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:06 pm

nicholai wrote:ive cut tees in half and hose clamped. 1" and 3/4" but i like 1" the best
I cut two 1.5" T's in half the long way (to make a saddle T) for the handles on my gun. Works amazingly well. They're currently secured down with the industrial size zip ties, but hose clamps would work as well or better.

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