plumber
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How do you get the rubber out of a stainless steel braided supply line. I'm going to make one for my new MLT and was wondering what the easiest way is to remove the rubber hose.
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How to make a stainless braid for MLT?
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planenut
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I cut the ends off with a hack saw. Then, think of chinese handcuffs, you can't pull the rubber out. You have to grab the braid about 4-6 inches back and then compress the braid. The rubber should push out.
I might not have explained it well but hopefully you get the idea..
I might not have explained it well but hopefully you get the idea..
LooyvilleLarry
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Also, I put a coiled piece of wire in it to prevent collapsing. I used #10 around a racking cane (yes, that was fun).
phissionkorps
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I chopped the tips off with a hatchet. I found a saw too clumsy and had a vision of me cutting a finger or two off, so a hatchet seemed like a better idea. Plus it took about 4 whacks total.
giligson
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May I recommend that you look around and see if your hardware store has braided lines for water heaters - they have a much bigger diameter than the standard washing machine type hoses.
Very carefully, lop the ends off, then its kinda like working out of a straight jacket. 1/2 inch at a time. It took me hours. Bet I could have done it in 1 hr if'n I was sober.
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phissionkorps
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You guys had that much trouble? I found out after I chopped the ends off that I didn't own any needlenose pliers, so I peeled back about 1/4" of the stainless, held the rubber hose in my teeth, and just pushed off the stainless braid. Took all of 15 seconds maybe.
I used a set of "lopping shears" like you would use to prune a tree. Nice clean cut, like "butta" as they say.
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dremel tool to cut... needle nose pliers to pull out the plastic tube.. copper pipe with holes drilled in it inserted into the SS braided line to ensure it doesn't collapse on the weight of the grainbed... connected to the coupler inside the cooler via a SS hose clamp.
EvilTOJ
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OK and out of all of these methods, who didn't get poked by the razor sharp tiny tiny little SS wires? NOT I!
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