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T-drill forming tee's in copper and stainless easily
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:56 am
by Prawnstarr13
Came across this on ebay here is the video for it not cheap but it would be amazing for flutes lol
https://youtu.be/OAqYAHFviVo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
Not sure if it's been shared before
Re: T-drill forming tee's in copper and stainless easily
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:45 pm
by varocketry
It seems the biggest T-drill size is 2" - rare - as most found on ebay etc have 1.5" as the largest.
Have you seen the "Half ball branch pullers" that before the same function? Mostly seen them on Australian sites.
I've been researching how they might be scaled up. My current thinking is to slice a BOCCE ball, mill it to the desired 4.125", then drill and tap it with a bolt as a puller. I'm thinking about the pipe collar design needed so not to crush or deform the 4" pipe as you pull the Half Ball through.
It's an upsizing of this rig:
http://www.coppercustomstillcomponents. ... ler#p18046" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
Re: T-drill forming tee's in copper and stainless easily
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:17 am
by Mgnt
A tee drill Can pull a tee no bigger than half the diameter of the pipe so you could a 1.5" tee on a 3" pipe or a 2" tee on 4"
So 1.5 would probaly be ok for what we need
Re: T-drill forming tee's in copper and stainless easily
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:42 am
by varocketry
Yep, that's why I'm investigating our means to that end.
Re: T-drill forming tee's in copper and stainless easily
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:16 pm
by cob
prairiepiss posted this tutorial for a DIY method of swedging openings back in '10
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=21258