My first carrier: some assembly required

super dave · #1 21-09-11, 05:58

I managed to paint the tracks today as it was another great sunny day. I was not sure what to do with them at first as to paint them the same color as the carrier or the black, the black finally one me over and will give it a little contrast. I painted them as they were already sand blasted and wanted to kind of seal them up before they turned to rust once more. Now stored in the container to await the installation most likely in the spring.

super dave · #2 21-09-11, 06:13

I pulled apart my wiring conduit and connectors today as I have to replace all of the pipe as most of them are totally rusted away. everything was going great until i tried a piece of 1/2" pipe in one of the elbows to find out that it is too large of diameter

. It looks like the original pipe is about .050 smaller than what today's pipe size is. does anyone know if it is a special size (BSF ??) as the thread size is also smaller than the regular pipe tap as well

Lynn Eades · #3 21-09-11, 08:01

I think its B.S.conduit thread. You might have to find an old plumber to find the dies. 5/8 is 18tpi and 3/4 is 16 tpi.

RichardT10829 · #4 21-09-11, 08:03

Dave. there was a bit of discussion on paint..some disagree and some dont... i personally am going to paint mine in a diluted bitumen so they go black... Kevin has done this with his tracks....... anything you put on paintwise will be scrubbed off quite quickly.... i know John Bizal powder coated his black and they looked awesome.

rob love · #5 21-09-11, 10:17

IIRC the thread on the conduit coincidentally will match 3/4-16 UNF thread. I made a lot of my conduit for my first carrier and it worked perfectly.

super dave · #6 22-09-11, 04:55

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Originally Posted by rob love

IIRC the thread on the conduit coincidentally will match 3/4-16 UNF thread. I made a lot of my conduit for my first carrier and it worked perfectly.

IIRC ??? Thanks for the info on the 3/4 die size as I had one and tried it out and it will work great, What did you use for the 1" pipe as it requires a die with 16TPI and the only ones I have found were the 1" pipe which is 14TPI as the BSF dies are 10TPI. Would you know if there is anything of Metric equivalent ???

rob love · #7 22-09-11, 10:26

IIRC = if I recall correctly. This is a fairly std internet term, although I usually feel ridiculous using it.

For oddball sizes I had dies which you could replace and adjust the individual cutting bits. I simply moved the bits with the correct number of teeth into a larger die. You don't buy those sets at princess auto mind you. Failing that you could always go (where else) onto ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-UNS-Rig...item2567a85612

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-UNS-Rig...item5ae28800d0

Also, instead of using pipe, try using actual conduit. Easier to bend and it's the correct outer diameter. Only downside is it's all plated these days so you will have to sandblast it to get it to take paint. The stuff is available in lengths at any home depot.

super dave · #8 22-09-11, 17:22

Thanks for the breakdown of IIRC as I have not seen that one before. Also thanks for locating that die as I was on Ebay for awhile last night doing searches for 1" die 16 TPI with no hits at all, i guess I was looking in the wrong spot

. I will be using tubing for the conduit as our local Metal Supermarkets have it in the sizes I need. Now I can move forward on that section to hopefully get it all made up and painted here soon.