Quote Originally Posted by BoxGods View Post
The two halves are actually bonded together with a process called immersion welding. By "glued" I meant guys at home who may not have the tanks etc to do that.

From a design perspective (aka my opinion) the screws and O ring gasket system just has too many downsides. The added complexity boosts costs, increases user error which increases tech support issues/complaints, reduces internal volume, and is a nightmare to produce with injection molding. The company that is producing the T3 and I went round and round on wall thickness because of sag or slump--both of which look like crap.

My original version had the face as a separate part that uses an O ring and screws and the front was just too busy looking. I then moved the O ring/face to the back and thought I had the aesthetic problem beat...but it was WORSE because the part is clear it MAGNIFIED the O ring and screws lol. It also made the part so deep that draft went up to 5 degrees...

With all things taken into consideration immersion welded halves worked out best.
Okay, I suppose 'glue' just scared me. "Immersion welding" sounds better. I'd like to be getting one of these alone or with metal barbs very soon.