Making copper reducers/funnels

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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby woodduck » Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:03 pm

Pi (sorry don't have the pi symbol on my phone,its the funny looking one like 2 T's together) =/is 3.1416. So when you see the pi symbol replace it with 3.1416.

does that make sence?
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby rumdidlydum » Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:05 pm

Ah ha got it. Il test it tomorrow.
Cheers wood :greetings-waveyellow:
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby woodduck » Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:10 pm

No problems mate have fun :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby WTDist » Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:33 am

i got approx 193deg for the 3/4" to 2" with a 50ml length, and the 1" to 2" degrees is the same for 2" to 4" (161 deg).
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby rumdidlydum » Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:27 pm

On to it like a fat kid on a cupcake.
Thanks fellas :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby woodduck » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:11 am

Good to hear, have fun with it. And you told your math teacher you'd never use algebra :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby rumdidlydum » Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:06 pm

Haha yeah. That was after throwing tom thumbs at her. :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby Bent stick » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:51 pm

Nice simple instructions. very cool thanks.

One template made looks right. :D
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby Lowie » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:22 pm

I now it's a few years late....But excellent tutorial mate, Thanks.
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby bluc » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:13 am

When forming these whats the best way to go about it, so they dont end up looking like they were run over by a truck? Get a set of sheet metal rollers the way to go? :-B
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby aussiebrewer » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:36 am

how much do you anneal your copper bluc? you will find if you get it red hot and i mean real hot you can bend and manipulate it with your fingers and get it fairly right.

from there a few small taps or even pushes with the fingers around a pipe will work, even a 1/2" pipe or hard drawn copper. if it hardens while working it with fingers hit it again with some heat to bright red and then go again and it will be easy as to bend the copper. anneal as many times as needed. when i started annealing i didnt go to red hot and had trouble flattening and bending copper but once i did go red hot it was sooo easy to bend the copper with a finger. i always go red hot now as in brazing temps or hotter
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby bluc » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:42 am

Have not attempted making anything from scratch yet just sticking pipe and capilary fittings together with soft solder, thanks for tips will keep them in mind :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby RuddyCrazy » Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:02 pm

I'm going to give this thread a BUMP as looking for it does take ages :angry-banghead:

Anyway with this thread up the front it will give new members a look into how easy it really is to make reducers and funnels etc

Cheers Bryan
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Re: Making copper reducers/funnels

Postby nanuk » Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:15 am

another bump

with the prices of copper fittings coming close to the price of gold :scared-eek: , these types of tutorials ARE Gold! :handgestures-thumbupleft:

with pipe being the most cost effective way to get copper :dance: , being able to make easy flanges, reducers, and create good soldering skills, building stills becomes well within the reach of almost anyone. :music-deathmetal:

A big THANK YOU to all those who contribute these tidbits of knowledge!
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