King of the Elbows, Copper goodness

[xenolith]

Try using a tiny bit of dishsoap on the fitting.

I ended up using an old bottle of 99.5% glycerine I had lying around, works pretty good as a lubricant... I slabbered it all over the fitting and in the tubing and eventually I got it on... I'm such a weakling.

Using dish soap is a great idea too, thanks. I would've tried that if I didn't have the glycerine.

[dengyong]

Put the end of the tubing in hot water. No lube.

[Martinm210]

With Tygon 3603 I can just push it on with force, but with Masterkleer 7/16, I prestreatch the tubing a little before hand just using some square nosed plyers, pushing the tubing on as far as I can and expanding the plyers in reverse. Then it slips on.

I've even managed to get 1/2" tubing on a 3/4" barb this way, but that too some serious work.

Also you want to make sure the copper end is deburred nicely or it can try to start cutting in..

[SiGfever]

If you really want low resistance then use "Long Radius" 90's. His picture is a "Short Radius" 90 and are quite a bit more restrictive. If you have tubing benders just bend a 90 out of 1/2" copper or stainless for easy tubing assembly and no scale inside the tube.

[csjsi]

I always said, if your not a good welder, you can make up alot by being a good grinder

yes so true

[Martinm210]

BTW, just so I'm not misleading folks that I'm still making these.

I'm not, sorry. I'm working on my home projects for a few months so all fabrication projects have stopped.

I would recommend that you consider these Q-Pex 3/4" brass fittings, they are the next best thing to copper.

Elbows:
You can find these at alot of home improvement centers. They have nicely radiused interior bends, so they will have miminal pressure drop.
http://www.pexsupply.com/categories....D=546&brandid=


Tees:
http://www.pexsupply.com/categories....D=552&brandid=

[Cptn Vortex]

Ah nice I saw a bunch of those at my local hardware store, and was wondering how they would impact my loop. Thanks!

[Xilikon]

BTW, just so I'm not misleading folks that I'm still making these.

I'm not, sorry. I'm working on my home projects for a few months so all fabrication projects have stopped.

I would recommend that you consider these Q-Pex 3/4" brass fittings, they are the next best thing to copper.

Elbows:
You can find these at alot of home improvement centers. They have nicely radiused interior bends, so they will have miminal pressure drop.
http://www.pexsupply.com/categories....D=546&brandid=


Tees:
http://www.pexsupply.com/categories....D=552&brandid=

LOL, talking about those nice tees, here's mine being used (I even used a PEX brass plug as well, 1/2" ones for my tubing so it's slighty oversized). The total cost is less than 1 buck for both :

[Cptn Vortex]

Very nice! Another Canuck too! I like your build log!

[madmaxx]

I'm using 2 of those 90's, 2 tees and 2 plugs

I love Canadian tire :p

[Spacenode]

Martins 90s and Ts looked better.

[m411b]

Wow, I've been using copper 90* fittings in my rigs since I started WC'ing.
I use the 1/2" fittings and warm the fittings and the tubing up with boiling water
then slip the tubing over the fittings to get a tight fit. When the fittings and the tubing cool down, it is such a tight fit that there is no need for clamps. These are currently in my Gigabyte 3D Aurora with a BIX II mounted on the outside rear w/ 4 90* fittings to get the tubing in the case.

[Fox]

There is any info about Bitspower Crystal L Block?

[[XC] NetburstXE]

Thanks Martin, I'm going to have to remember this for when I go water.

[silverphoenix]

There is any info about Bitspower Crystal L Block?

I have some personal experience with these. If your barbs don't have extremely short threading don't go with them. The EK and D-Tek barbs have longer threads, the bitspower barbs may work. Because the threading is too long you can't screw them in all the way and if you try they crack.

[DarthBeavis]

There is any info about Bitspower Crystal L Block?

I ordered a handful for giggles . . .I personally think Martin should work with DD to get some cool bends into commerical production

[bigslappy]

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