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Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:17 AM
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Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:28 AM
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Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:32 AM
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Posted 03 December 2011 - 08:03 AM
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Posted 03 December 2011 - 02:41 PM
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Posted 03 December 2011 - 09:38 PM
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Posted 04 December 2011 - 05:55 AM
#8
Posted 04 December 2011 - 06:07 PM
I did mine with a jigsaw. It was really fast. I clamped the pipe (before building the manifold) to the face of my workbench such that the jigsaw base plate could sit on the top of my workbench while cutting the pipe. It was a nice stable setup and went very quick.Really nice video!Plus points for having a homebrew in one of the scenes.I only had two thoughts during the video:1. I didnt sweat any of the joints when I made mine. I wanted it fully disassemblable (to make up a word) for cleaning.2. If you can beg, borrow, or steal access to a band saw, that is the only way to make the slits in the copper pipe. It is way easier than a dremmel or other saw, and with the right blade, you get really nice thin slits.my 2 cents. Again, super video.
#9
Posted 04 December 2011 - 08:48 PM
There ya go. Thats a good idea too.I just know I did one tube with a dremmel and then thought about using the band saw and it was like night and day.I did mine with a jigsaw. It was really fast. I clamped the pipe (before building the manifold) to the face of my workbench such that the jigsaw base plate could sit on the top of my workbench while cutting the pipe. It was a nice stable setup and went very quick.
#10
Posted 05 December 2011 - 08:16 AM
Yeah, no offense, Joe. I'd pick up the hacksaw before a dremel for that job!There ya go. Thats a good idea too.I just know I did one tube with a dremmel and then thought about using the band saw and it was like night and day.
#11
Posted 05 December 2011 - 12:45 PM
#12
Posted 11 December 2011 - 08:51 AM
For my previous manifold, I had used a sawz-all with a 18 tpi bimetal blade, and it was like cutting butter with a hot knife. It required a lot of clamping and unclamping to get it positioned right for all the cuts.I wanted to have slits on the bottom and top faces, and it would have been a little difficult to position the tool (other pipes would have gotten in the way). The only way would have been to cut the pipe first, and then assemble after.Thanks for all the feedback. I'm sure others will take all this into consideration and use whatever method(s) work best for them. It's all about weighing options, isn't it?Yeah, no offense, Joe. I'd pick up the hacksaw before a dremel for that job!
#13
Posted 11 December 2011 - 08:59 AM
I did all of my slits before soldering the manifold, that definitely made things easier.For my previous manifold, I had used a sawz-all with a 18 tpi bimetal blade, and it was like cutting butter with a hot knife. It required a lot of clamping and unclamping to get it positioned right for all the cuts.I wanted to have slits on the bottom and top faces, and it would have been a little difficult to position the tool (other pipes would have gotten in the way). The only way would have been to cut the pipe first, and then assemble after.Thanks for all the feedback. I'm sure others will take all this into consideration and use whatever method(s) work best for them. It's all about weighing options, isn't it?
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