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Ok taking on board what others have said i soldered the outside
then hit it with a blow torch to seal it20150118_105658.jpg
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then screwed it down.
 
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Hi Frankie. As a fellow engineer I admire the spirit of what you are doing but please get it independently pressure tested before you use it . The lid is my main worry but a pressure test will give you peace of mind. Failing that can have your lathe if it goes wrong.........:devil:
 
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Treeesa said:
Hi Frankie. As a fellow engineer I admire the spirit of what you are doing but please get it independently pressure tested before you use it . The lid is my main worry but a pressure test will give you peace of mind. Failing that can have your lathe if it goes wrong.........:devil:
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:funny: Andy i am going to test it from a safe distance but
thats half the fun cheers Frankie.
 
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Made the lid today its not perfect but its a start.20150118_151544.jpg
Made the o ring and trimmed the steel plate20150118_141456.jpg
Then tried securing the lid with pull clamps it worked but i changed
For this method20150118_184115.jpg just need to get a gauge
and test it sorry the pics are mixed up.
 

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It looks good to me Frankie, what sort of pressure are you going to put in it? A good way to pressure test something is to get er indoors to turn it on first. Get her to put 1/2 as much again as what your working pressure will be. If she still comes out with her hair not ruffled then its safe to use :thumbs:
 
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You need to go into the lions den Frankie .. I am sure that one of them would take you on .. :winking:
 
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paulm said:
It looks good to me Frankie, what sort of pressure are you going to put in it? A good way to pressure test something is to get er indoors to turn it on first. Get her to put 1/2 as much again as what your working pressure will be. If she still comes out with her hair not ruffled then its safe to use :thumbs:
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I think thats a great idea :devil:
 
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Jim said:
You need to go into the lions den Frankie .. I am sure that one of them would take you on .. :winking:
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Jim this one is just a test run it helped me see what i need to do
the next time il keep the lid for the next one imean if this works fine then i may just use it but i have my doubts cheers Frankie.
 
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