Bärsärkar-gång Update 2 (Madness Banished? 9/13/09)
The berserkers time was short lived. Within 300 years, they went from the most feared warriors of their time to legend. Part of their demise was a 1123 Christian law that made berserking punishable by banishment; that included anyone nearby who didn't restrain him until his berserk state wore off. It was an interesting law because it got rid of anyone who was a berserker plus anyone who may have been helping him to go berserk.
Which raises the questions, how do you help someone go berserk? And what if berserking was NOT caused by who or what they were but instead, something the berserker did?
....but I'm getting ahead of myself, that's the next update...back to the mod.
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Picking up where we left off, you'll recall the dilemma regarding the inlet and outlet ports. Here's how one becomes more…
Cut out the original with a dremel high speed bit
Take a 2" 22 gauge brass circle
Light tap it into shape in the end of a 2 inch pipe
Drill starter holes for the saw blade
Jeweler's saw and file to complete the first hole
Second hole with relief cuts
Sleestak? Hmm…
Last night, a comedian died in New York? Maybe not…:)
Brass bushings or bushes. I've found that lamp suppliers are a wonderful place to get 1/4" BSPP hardware. No plumbing fittings but they do have nuts and bushings.
Bushings in place
Clamped for soldering. The middle tube is aluminum
I'm using Solder-it solder bearing paste.
Not too bad on the front
Helluvah mess on the back tho.
Expanded the hole in the bottom
Cleaned up the pieces for second round of soldering
Test fit. It'll work…
After clean-up, I'm not happy with the vugs around the neck of the bushings
So much for the new approach. I pulled out the silver solder and went medieval on it, tinning the entire backside. I got carried away with soldering and forgot to take pics but,
here's the end result after initial clean-up. Still needs to be leak tested and acid dipped. Not as clean as the first round but shouldn't leak (fingers crossed)
I lost all the patina in the pickle after solder. Don't worry I plan to put it back.
Need your opinion on fittings. Barbs?
Closeup
Compression fittings?
Again with Feser Acid Green tubing
Barbs with brass clamps and copper sleeving. I'll likely use the copper sleeving throughout but haven't devised a way to put it on with the compression fittings yet. I'm thinking about soldering on copper ferrules or using heatshrink.
Check Avon Brochure and Builders Warehouse Specials.
What do you think?
Next time, "Wait til your berserker gets home"