Re: New Heater for 39 Super8
Posted by HH56 On 2017/2/1 18:14:32
That water tube really doesn't look very hard to make. It looks like two simple bends starting at a bracket under the first head bolt and ending at another about equal to the water outlet location. Rear bend looks about 90 degrees and front maybe a bit shallower. If someone could post a better photo and some dimensions it would help but I think a reasonable copy could be made from this photo.
McMaster has three foot sections of 5/8 OD thinwall bendable steel tubing and the brackets look like nothing more than maybe 1 1/4 wide x 3/32 or 1/8 thick flat bar bent in a 90 L with a couple of holes. Maybe 6 inches total length with the bend at about 2" from one end. Can't really tell if there is a grommet in the holes but kind of think the tubing is just snug. McMaster also has varying lengths of flat bar stock in different grades and widths.
Tubing benders are rentable or they are not too expensive if you bought one at Harbor Freight.
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McMaster has three foot sections of 5/8 OD thinwall bendable steel tubing and the brackets look like nothing more than maybe 1 1/4 wide x 3/32 or 1/8 thick flat bar bent in a 90 L with a couple of holes. Maybe 6 inches total length with the bend at about 2" from one end. Can't really tell if there is a grommet in the holes but kind of think the tubing is just snug. McMaster also has varying lengths of flat bar stock in different grades and widths.
Tubing benders are rentable or they are not too expensive if you bought one at Harbor Freight.
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