- Joined
- Jul 4, 2002
- Location
- Rathdrum ID
Disclaimer:
I want to make it clear that I am not claiming that this is my idea or something new.This has been done by others with great success.
There is a plethora of info and pictures of other copper pipe builds on another site if you want to "google" it.
Everything I'm doing here I gleaned from another thread from another site... It's where I got the idea in the first place...
Goal:
As I stated above I stumbled across some copper pipe builds and instantly wanted to try it. I have a touch of OCD(who of us doesn't right?)and loved the looks of the straight lines, the symmetrical bends, and the copper color.
I had to do this.
Getting Started:
I knew it was going to be hard. Math was never my strong suit and the bends have to be spot on... It was a guessing game for me, trial and error. I went through about 30' of copper to get about 5' +/- worth of bends
Parts List:
Tube bender: http://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCraft-Tube-Bending-Tool-Lever-Style-T074/100160683#.UYnUycoZxmM
Tube cutter: http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-104-Tubing-Cutter-32985/100021967#.UYnVCcoZxmM
Copper tube: http://www.homedepot.com/p/3-8-in-x...-Pipe-D-06020PS/202287075?N=bqew#.UYnVbcoZxmM
Push in fittings: http://www.ebay.com/itm/260453196642?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
On To The Pics:
Copper tubing, tools, and fittings...
These are a push-in type fitting sold on ebay. These are really meant for nylon tube and to be used for air lines, but WCing doesn't produce high pressures so they're OK for WCing. They have a little teeth inside that grab onto the copper pipe and kind of work like Chinese hand cuffs. You can pull the pipe out unless you push and hold the blue ring in. I posted the link to these if anyone is interested.
The copper tubing I bought at Home Depot. It's 3/8" OD annealed for refrigeration. It comes in 10' or 20' rolls. I also bought the tube bender and tubing cutter there. I posted the links above.
I want to make it clear that I am not claiming that this is my idea or something new.This has been done by others with great success.
There is a plethora of info and pictures of other copper pipe builds on another site if you want to "google" it.
Everything I'm doing here I gleaned from another thread from another site... It's where I got the idea in the first place...
Goal:
As I stated above I stumbled across some copper pipe builds and instantly wanted to try it. I have a touch of OCD(who of us doesn't right?)and loved the looks of the straight lines, the symmetrical bends, and the copper color.
I had to do this.
Getting Started:
I knew it was going to be hard. Math was never my strong suit and the bends have to be spot on... It was a guessing game for me, trial and error. I went through about 30' of copper to get about 5' +/- worth of bends
Parts List:
Tube bender: http://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCraft-Tube-Bending-Tool-Lever-Style-T074/100160683#.UYnUycoZxmM
Tube cutter: http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-104-Tubing-Cutter-32985/100021967#.UYnVCcoZxmM
Copper tube: http://www.homedepot.com/p/3-8-in-x...-Pipe-D-06020PS/202287075?N=bqew#.UYnVbcoZxmM
Push in fittings: http://www.ebay.com/itm/260453196642?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
On To The Pics:
Copper tubing, tools, and fittings...
These are a push-in type fitting sold on ebay. These are really meant for nylon tube and to be used for air lines, but WCing doesn't produce high pressures so they're OK for WCing. They have a little teeth inside that grab onto the copper pipe and kind of work like Chinese hand cuffs. You can pull the pipe out unless you push and hold the blue ring in. I posted the link to these if anyone is interested.
The copper tubing I bought at Home Depot. It's 3/8" OD annealed for refrigeration. It comes in 10' or 20' rolls. I also bought the tube bender and tubing cutter there. I posted the links above.
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