Glassblower problems

[Ray]

I have Y connectors that are brass, have threaded ends on each point of the Y
I need pieces that will allow me to put barbed ends on each point of the Y
The Standard ones from Home Depot don't fit they are the other ones.
Ill have to call places tomorrow and see if anyone has them.

[istandalone24/7]

oh man, that's quite an ordeal. i feel for you dude! i just fired the mirage up....and wow. that chucks a ton of heat!

[Ray]

awesome.

I'm hooking up the centerfire and will try that out.
I did order a few parts that may fit but I know I don't have
enuf for both gases..probably not even enuf for 1
Ill be driving around tomorrow if I find some via phone.

[gomilobster]

You are probably looking for "B" fittings, one you would get for manifolds and things that screw into regulators or tanks etc I believe are npt ummm 5/8th inch, i can't recall off top of my head, I just used an old regulator converted over to inline because I kept forgetting parts at the welding store that I needed. Next time I have a reason to go down there I will get the simple b to b oxy coupler... parts hell can last lifetimes, its always one more part you seem to forget... hehe

[Ray]

You are probably looking for "B" fittings, one you would get for manifolds and things that screw into regulators or tanks etc I believe are npt ummm 5/8th inch, i can't recall off top of my head, I just used an old regulator converted over to inline because I kept forgetting parts at the welding store that I needed. Next time I have a reason to go down there I will get the simple b to b oxy coupler... parts hell can last lifetimes, its always one more part you seem to forget... hehe

I found the parts that I bought b4 to convert my regulator to inline also. Bought extras.
I have enough to mount the 2 Barb's on the oxy. I still need the rest.
Anyone ever use Hajoca?

[PhantomGlassGuy808]

Having to turn off the central air so I don't air condition the front yard.

Not really feeling burns or noticing glass cuts until I see it running down my punty.

Grabbing the wrong end of the rod after I drop it.

Spending more time watching YouTube videos on glass than actually doing it.

Spending more time and money on every new tool or color.

It never ends"............Thank God!

[Nomad]

Taking a week off of glassblowing . Going to cape cod. I will be on the forum with my new iPhone 5!

[Nomad]

100 degrees and orders up the wazue! Nice to take a brake from the heat.

[Wilbur]

Forgetting the gold bond in July

[Ray]

Taking a week off of glassblowing . Going to cape cod. I will be on the forum with my new iPhone 5!

I hope you enjoy your week off.

[istandalone24/7]

Forgetting the gold bond in July

i use this "anti monkey butt" powder when it's hot and humid, and it really seems to help.

http://www.antimonkeybutt.com/

[Ray]

I have Y connectors that are brass, have threaded ends on each point of the Y
I need pieces that will allow me to put barbed ends on each point of the Y
The Standard ones from Home Depot don't fit they are the other ones.
Ill have to call places tomorrow and see if anyone has them.

I drove all over town(s) today trying to find some B size fittings.
I found a lot of places would be happy to order them for me.

After getting home and deciding I would make order them,
I was looking thru the forums about making the Foot Pedals
just in case and saw that someone had used just a standard barbed
T Connector. I looked at amazon and they had them with amazon prime. I
ordered 4 so i'd have a spare or 2.
Paid to get overnight and they will deliver them tomorrow, Sunday
And I wont need all the hardware.

Anyone know of any reasons I shouldn't use Brass T's?

[brads]

Suicidal deer, and the broken hands/wrists - among other bones - to go with them...

[istandalone24/7]

brass t's are a must with propane, (well....not plastic anyhow) but with oxygen you can get away with using plastic. maybe not high pressure tanks though.....i was daisy chaining oxycons together with plastic auto parts store T's.

[BORO]

Honda vfr 800? That's my brothers bike... (carbs. Not injected)

Bike of the year more than once. Great bike.

[brads]

Yup, that's right BoRo. '99 VFR800FI. The 5th generation - '98 thru 2001 is widely viewed as the best of them all. It really hurt, both physically and emotionally, to wreck it hitting the deer.

[jr23]

Buying a mirage and not getting it hooked up for days because of fittings lol. I would have cut some hose got some pex t's out of plumbing department for 2bucks a pop and a bag of hose clamps and been rocking that mirage before you could ran to store to by parts you don't need. Why waist money on brass y's if your putting barbs on them wtf. Take hose from reg cut one foot off each side . Two metal pex t's and 5 hose clamps and your running ten bucks tops. Ray come on brother

[jr23]

The pex t's come in brass also. If you have not got that hooked up by know I think I could find a pic of this type set up. Have you pissed away a Hundo on this already. And no offense but if you can't y some lines without help then you should def buy a pre built pedal. You will have 500 in the pedal build if you count your time researching fiddling ordering wrong parts . Etc . Somtimes just paying for somthing rather than losing lost work time is the way to go. Sure I change my oil . But I don't rip apart my transmission I take car to scrap or get a scrap transmission . If every one used the total diy logic we would all blow glass for fun cause everyone would make pipes . Wait everyone does make pipes.

[istandalone24/7]

no i don't


but yeah, had i been Ray that phantom would have been hooked up hell or highwater.

[crow]

Suicidal deer, and the broken hands/wrists - among other bones - to go with them...

Dude, get better soon. I ride and deer are plentiful here too. One of my biggest concerns is what happened to you. Hang in there and good juju to you. Get back up soon and ride again soon.