I thought I'd post this for anyone thinking about this route for a weldless bulkhead. It may work for you, but not me.
I wanted to combine Kal's weldless bulkhead with the idea of a soldered washer. I don't have a propane torch, so I JB welded a washer to a hex nipple and added some food grade silicon to be safe. The hex part of the nipple would go on the outside of the pot, with the washer, then an o-ring and larger washer, ala Kal, the side of the pot, a washer inside and my fitting.
Well it turns out the hex nipple has a different taper than a close nipple and I was not able to get my compression elbow down tight enough. I was able to get a hex nut on but there was not enough threads after the nut for any kind of fitting. I did not have a coupling to try, but I'm guessing it would not fit.
There may be enough room this would work on a keggle as the wall is thicker, but no go on a thin pot unless you only need a nut on the inside.
Hopefully this helps someone else out before attempting this.
-Josh
I wanted to combine Kal's weldless bulkhead with the idea of a soldered washer. I don't have a propane torch, so I JB welded a washer to a hex nipple and added some food grade silicon to be safe. The hex part of the nipple would go on the outside of the pot, with the washer, then an o-ring and larger washer, ala Kal, the side of the pot, a washer inside and my fitting.
Well it turns out the hex nipple has a different taper than a close nipple and I was not able to get my compression elbow down tight enough. I was able to get a hex nut on but there was not enough threads after the nut for any kind of fitting. I did not have a coupling to try, but I'm guessing it would not fit.
There may be enough room this would work on a keggle as the wall is thicker, but no go on a thin pot unless you only need a nut on the inside.
Hopefully this helps someone else out before attempting this.
-Josh
