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I’ve upscaled my rig to using 1 ¼” copper tubing and want to use Tri-Clamps for the joins. Does anyone even make these? If so who, and how can I contact them?
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Have you checked Glacier Tanks?
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+1 to glacier tanks
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Not sure wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:28 am +1 to glacier tanks
Just did a quick search at their website, zero items discovered...
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Damn try going to 2 inch then I know they have those
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Not sure wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:04 pm Damn try going to 2 inch then I know they have those
I’m locked in at 1.25” copper, and have limited space
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Show your equipment I'd say solder it together then and use unions to make it a little modular
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BoomTown wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:05 pm
Not sure wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:04 pm Damn try going to 2 inch then I know they have those
I’m locked in at 1.25” copper, and have limited space
search "sanitary fittings" or "Dairy fittings" on the net and you will find

many more than one supplier out there. I've found from 1/4" - 16" pipe size.
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You could trying hitting up food processing plants. They have nothing but tri-clamp fittings and SS equipment. I did some work inside of a local protein bar manufacturer that was upgrading their facility and that kinda sh*t was laying around everywhere.
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I’m not too sure how you would go about getting in touch with those kind of folks but it’s worth a shot.
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Product and shipping prices vary widely for sanitary fittings.
With a little shopping, you will find lots of sources.

Keep an eye out for how long to be delivered.
Price of product
Price of shipping / import fees

Best prices will almost always be from china.
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A simple search on Amazon turned up these in under 30 seconds
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I use 1 1/4” copper on some of my equipment.
I take a 1 1/2” stainless ferrule and machine out the id slightly to allow soldering
1 1/4” pipe inside. Before I found a great machinest that would do all my custom work I would just sand down the pipe and heavily sand the ferrule so that it would fit.
Then all you need is the standard 1 1/2” triclamp
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This is my return for my 4 plate side column.
I am about to put my barrel and a half brewery back together and plan on using this extensively.
I had 20 ferrules milled out for about $100
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This is a glacier tanks 1.5” on a piece of 1.25” copper pipe. No machining required for mine. Slip fit is about perfect for a solder join.
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30xs wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:32 pm F5252F15-0B32-47AE-800F-AFAB80743C79.jpeg

This is a glacier tanks 1.5” on a piece of 1.25” copper pipe. No machining required for mine. Slip fit is about perfect for a solder join.
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30xs wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:32 pm F5252F15-0B32-47AE-800F-AFAB80743C79.jpeg

This is a glacier tanks 1.5” on a piece of 1.25” copper pipe. No machining required for mine. Slip fit is about perfect for a solder join.
Wow! That’s exactamemtae what I need, and that works to a 1 ½” tri clamp?
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BoomTown wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:16 am
30xs wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:32 pm F5252F15-0B32-47AE-800F-AFAB80743C79.jpeg

This is a glacier tanks 1.5” on a piece of 1.25” copper pipe. No machining required for mine. Slip fit is about perfect for a solder join.
Wow! That’s exactamemtae what I need, and that works to a 1 ½” tri clamp?
Glad I could help.

Yes 1” and 1.5” ferrules use the same clamp, just different gaskets.
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30xs wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:55 pm
BoomTown wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:16 am
30xs wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:32 pm F5252F15-0B32-47AE-800F-AFAB80743C79.jpeg

This is a glacier tanks 1.5” on a piece of 1.25” copper pipe. No machining required for mine. Slip fit is about perfect for a solder join.
Wow! That’s exactamemtae what I need, and that works to a 1 ½” tri clamp?
Glad I could help.

Yes 1” and 1.5” ferrules use the same clamp, just different gaskets.

Placed my order just now. Thanks again!
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Not sure wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:14 pm Show your equipment I'd say solder it together then and use unions to make it a little modular
I have used unions in past rigs, they worked fine, but this situation is space confined and the tri-clamps are a better fit. And then there is the difference in the costs. Unions are lots more expensive per joint, But Thankyou for your thoughts.
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Windy City wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:47 pm I use 1 1/4” copper on some of my equipment.
I take a 1 1/2” stainless ferrule and machine out the id slightly to allow soldering
1 1/4” pipe inside. Before I found a great machinest that would do all my custom work I would just sand down the pipe and heavily sand the ferrule so that it would fit.
Then all you need is the standard 1 1/2” triclamp
Hope this helps
I bought the 1.5” ferrules, am excited that this might work. Thanks for your thoughts
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BoomTown wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:55 am
I bought the 1.5” ferrules, am excited that this might work. Thanks for your thoughts
No problem, happy to help
Hope it works out well for you
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