Planning Coleman Xtreme 70qt MLT Conversion
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dataz722
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Anybody else? Mine is just under 1 inch. Thats where I am having all of my problems. Suggestions?
What about the bulk gasket material at HD or Lowes? You could get appropriate sized washers and make custom rubber washers out of the gasket material to what ever size is needed. ala SBR Red Rubber Rolls and Sheet for Gaskets
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Moonpile
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The usual braid is probably too small to get over the 1/2" copper, otherwise I'm sure we would have done that. It sure seems like something we would have tried.
We have a larger diameter s/s braid that we used over a 1/2" copper hop stopper, but it stopped EVERYTHING. Might be better stretched out.
However, the only reason we're using the braid at all is that I made the slots too wide. I don't think we'd use it if we ever got around to making another manifold.
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Moonpile
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I didn't really measure it and it's at my friends house, where I brew, but it accepted a 1/2" NPT nipple. We used the Weld less fitting for thick walled, "Extreme" type cooler from greatbargain.net, who, btw, provided excellent service.
How wide is too wide? I have a gap gauge for my gunsmithing, and my hacksaw is about 10 thousandths. Too wide, or just fine?
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Moonpile
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What I learned is that hacksaws are probably fine, but the thinnest disk I could get for my angle grinder was too wide. Unfortunately I don't have it here to measure.
