Great idea, but it would weigh a ton and I would think costly by the time you got enough pipe and fittings.barnes - 14-1-2008 at 02:40 PM
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Originally posted by dlish89
Great idea, but it would weigh a ton and I would think costly by the time you got enough pipe and fittings.
I estimated around $60 after I got home so I was going from memory. 2' pipes were going for about $5, and fittings averaged 2.99.
I have a CAD sketch on my school computer. I'll share it later. (Its pretty, in 3D and all.)NPWfever - 14-1-2008 at 03:00 PM
Just quick question......how are you going to finish off that last corner? Or is that going to have to be a non threaded fitting?bigkahuna - 14-1-2008 at 03:02 PM
if I had a source for those fittings...kullas - 14-1-2008 at 09:11 PM
To finish off the last corner ya would need to use a threaded unionScudley - 16-1-2008 at 07:41 PM
How about going to 21/2" hard copper pipe and soldered fittings. Eliminate corrosion problems, except for the steel bits. Should be strong enough.
Just need to be careful not to anneal the pipe when soldering the joints.
Skullas - 17-1-2008 at 06:55 PM
at the price of copper and in that size would be just about as cheap to buy stainlessart_lessing - 18-1-2008 at 10:41 AM
That is exactly what my buggy is........look at the pic on popeye's page....#106 its on my tag....any way its a heavy buggy but I love it.........but
you definitely must weld it together after assembling it because there is no way to tighten one nipple thread between two fittings that are attached
to other threads ....you tighten one and the other loosens.....so you have to set it as tight as you can in the shape you want and then tack and
weld...however....welding this thing together was very easy....and it was my very first welding project...super fun....I can send you the plans if you
want......
