My build, Blast away guys, :)~, ;)

[cartmanea]

aca, if you have 1/4NPT fittings they will work fine, but the I'm not sure on the wall thickness. Alot of brass barbs have stupidly thick walls, ,making the actaul ID terribly small, which leads to undue restriction.

MR, he was referring to the brass-topped version, not brass barbs.

[FrozenPC4Brain]

"brass barbs have stupidly thick walls", I'm glad somebody else knows that!
This is how I fixed that, one of my favorite tools! see pic.
I've done all fitting, plastic or metal.
I do have good flow, (on test runs in the back yard).

[FrozenPC4Brain]

The dd "Acetal" wb for gpu, isn't that just fancy plastic and will be unable to handle
the temps the chiller will give? Or is it just the cover and has a solid copper block inside?
The AWC-1 blocks are solid copper under the fancy chrome covers.
Included are more, (smaller) pic's of improved flow barbs.
Anybody know an easy way to reduce the size of pic's to fit the very small limit allowed for posting?
Most my build pic's are to large to post i've learned.

[cartmanea]

I didn't notice the chiller, I'm not sure how the acetal would react to that. I know acrylic topped blocks would be bad though. Maybe the brass version is the way to go with a chiller.

To shrink pics, take them into Paint and shrink them by like 25-50%.

[fareastgq]

"brass barbs have stupidly thick walls", I'm glad somebody else knows that!
This is how I fixed that, one of my favorite tools! see pic.
I've done all fitting, plastic or metal.
I do have good flow, (on test runs in the back yard).

Wow, you used a cigarrete to ream out the barb walls?
j/k, what tool did u use? I want to try the same thing.

[MaxxxRacer]

nice barb mod. I tried drilling out one of my barbs, but the bit I used wasnt very appropirate and I was using a hand drill.

MaxxxRacer really needs a drill press.

[Jupiler]

Resize the pics to 800x600, using a program like Irfanview, for example. Save and exit
After that, reopen the file with paint and save it again. Should compress it even more.

Anybody know an easy way to reduce the size of pic's to fit the very small limit allowed for posting?
Most my build pic's are to large to post i've learned.

[MaxxxRacer]

Or use photoshop and get the best image quality to file size ratio you can.

[FrozenPC4Brain]

After looking at m$ paint I remembered irfanview
I know how it works and like to use it.
Its part of my job in the winter,
(working on boss's web site so he can play and continue to be the nooby
lucky to get it turned on type)
These pic's show more fittings with the done ones left of a stock one.
Also is shown the magic tool that I use and have kept a close eye on for more than twenty years.
Also is a pic I'll let you all think about!

[Angry_Steel]

Special Magic tool= Tapered Hand Reamer w/T- Handle

[MaxxxRacer]

ya.. how in the heck do u get enough force with a reamer.. and he reamer is tapered, so how in the world are your cuts so straight?

[FrozenPC4Brain]

max-
I work bolth ends and the tool is MUCH sharper than it looks!
As stated is the pic name, "ACE" is the brand and its fairly old.
I do use a drill on some that can't be reached thru, and like lapping
just do it at an easy pace and work hard, hold fitting in vice-grips over
garbage can and like tapping turn about 1/2, then back about 1/4 or so.
Some I have done while riding with girlfriend to her cabin, (every weekend,
part of the slow build but, do have to blame foosball tournys two or three
times a week,{tuesday, thursday and friday nights} with its fair share).
Cutting fluid helps, (wd or "Tap magic"). Only on metal!
I read more than enough about "cutting flow" so I was ready for the blasts
with the bard mods and a few other tricks I have in store for you all!
Still waiting for somebody to ask about the mistery pic?

Well I gota go make some Bow strings, (new 2me Bear Kodiak Hunter @ 60"
57Lbs @ $20USD in NEW condition and from another person a PSE compound I also picked up wednesday @ "FREE" ,{a old friend I sold a willy's Jeep pickup [1961] to in the early 80's for cheap, He did owe me ya know}), b4 foosball tonight.
So everybody have a great evening and weekend!
l8r

[MaxxxRacer]

Hmm.. I will have to try that technique on some of my brass barbs.

Im assuming ur custom build thing are some ram coolers?

[FrozenPC4Brain]

Max=
Thats why your the "water cooling MAN"
I know everybody thinks "waist", but I think "BLING"!
I might not be a very good computer tech type but, I am the "just because I
can and want it" type! My building skills are getting better by the build.
Here are a couple more pic's for ya.
Reamer tool also make great flair tool!
l8r

[fareastgq]

I don't know, I like bling myself, A. it has to function well, B. it has to bling.

[FrozenPC4Brain]

"A. it has to function well, B. it has to bling"
How could it not work well? Ram is not cooled in stock form and
after being water cooled the "BLING" will stand out very much!


I picked up an other piece of polished Diamond plate and hope to use
it for the fan shroud on top of case. (More BLING)!
I will try to get further along on tomorrow but did get new customer friday night
for a "other" side buz/hobbie I have/do and will also be setting that up tomorrow.
l8r

PS: cabin was great, new bows have made fingers and arms sore!

[FrozenPC4Brain]

Here's a few pic's of case being used.
Only one showing rad installed, (temp).