If you'd like to follow along on this build and offer any tips along the way I'd welcome that.
The first thing I did was make a parrot. I know, it is about the last thing I need to make but I figured it would be a good way to brush up my soldering skills. It is just a piece of 1' tubing with an end cap on the bottom and a reducer on top. The input cup is a 2" end cap drilled for 1/4" (ID) tubing. The base is a piece of hard maple drilled to accept the bottom cap.
Then I went shopping for 2" pipe. The first thing I learned from the local plumbing supplier was that, "copper has really shot up in price" as he quoted me $165 for a ten foot piece (the shortest they'd sell). So I went to Lowe's big box store and they had it priced at $175. Yikes! Honey Bunny is never going to allow this. Just out of curiosity I checked the Menard's store (another big box hardware) and they had the same type M for $79.95. So I snagged it before they realized their mistake. Felt a little like a thief as I left the store with it.
I'm planning a productive afternoon out in the shop and I'll post my progress later. Wish me luck.
Braz