I often have ridiculous ideas at this time of night, figured I'd share this one. I was considering buying a tap and die set like this one from harbor freight for a number of projects.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-piece-pipe-taps-42432.html
I could then buy a 1 1/2 inch copper cap, tap it with the drill tap sized for 1"npt, screw in my wired up heating element, then solder some pipe to the cap. If I finished up the other end I'd have a water tight heat stick.
Anyone tried it? Can boil temperatures melt lead free soldered joints? I googled it a few times. Looks like most of them melt above 212, though some only by like 5 degrees or so. Another concern is soldering temperatures from attaching pipe to the cap melting wires or warping the element.
I'm not likely to try it right now, but was wondering what other people think of the idea.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-piece-pipe-taps-42432.html
I could then buy a 1 1/2 inch copper cap, tap it with the drill tap sized for 1"npt, screw in my wired up heating element, then solder some pipe to the cap. If I finished up the other end I'd have a water tight heat stick.
Anyone tried it? Can boil temperatures melt lead free soldered joints? I googled it a few times. Looks like most of them melt above 212, though some only by like 5 degrees or so. Another concern is soldering temperatures from attaching pipe to the cap melting wires or warping the element.
I'm not likely to try it right now, but was wondering what other people think of the idea.