One for the Australian members - 2" BSP threaded at end

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Fri May 27, 2011 11:18 pm

Hi all

I am looking for some 2" BSP threaded pipe sections, if you are familiar with the 1" lengths at 1 foot, 2 foot etc they sell in Bunnings you know what I mean.

(Funny how I still describe stuff in imperial after doing metric for nearly forty years)

Any suggestions including elbows, end caps etc would be great

Thanks
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Sat May 28, 2011 1:14 am

Making something of bigger calibre than usual?
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Sat May 28, 2011 3:43 am

.50 cal in a 3 foot barrel with a 50mm x 600mm chamber, piston valve @ 20bar.
Electric port valve and single shot breech load.

M107A replica
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Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:38 pm

I recently found the exact size you're looking for at a small plumbing store near me. Try the smaller stores, I looked at all the big stores and I couldn't find threaded pipe.

Why such a large chamber? Unless you're going for several shots. And why only 20bar, the pipe should handle 40.
/sarcasm, /hyperbole
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Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:36 am

20 bar is all my current compressor can provide. Multiple shots is the hope for the bigger chamber.

The port valve is electronically triggered and I can adjust the open time from 5 to 50 milli seconds so I am hoping to not waste all the air in one shot
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