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   forestgirl | Sep 15, 2006 02:55am | #1

   Well, I checked the Fuller catalog and they don't have them -- smallest size is 1/4".  If Fuller doesn't have it.....  Good luck!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   pbww101 | Sep 17, 2006 02:35pm | #4

   Thank you very much for checking.

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   Sequim Tool | Sep 15, 2006 05:02am | #2

   You can make one. Drill a 1/8" hole in the end of a 1/4" steel pin or body of a bolt then drill from the other end with a 5/32" drill but not all the way just so you can get the plug out. Now cut a slot up the side with your hack saw. File the end so it will cut, make it look like a one flute drill.  

   John

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   pbww101 | Sep 17, 2006 02:34pm | #3

   Thank you I will try that.

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   forestgirl | Sep 17, 2006 06:13pm | #5

   John, I just noticed your name.  Is that Sequim, WA???  Town-of-the-rain-shadow (or is that a myth?)??forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   Sequim Tool | Sep 17, 2006 09:45pm | #6

   Yes tell everyone, It raining all the time 300" a year.

   But at my house, it's under the blue hole in the sky we get 11" to 15" of rain. It will get cold in winter with 2 or 3 week of temp down to 25 to 30 and some snow for a day or 2. Builders work outside a year long.

     You will find cactus and scorpion We have Gerry Oaks very dark brown wood

   John

    

    

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   forestgirl | Sep 18, 2006 04:03am | #7

   I'm over on Bainbridge Island (just south of the Kitsap Peninsula), already feeling the onset of "seasonal affective disorder" LOL!  Rain is on its way.  We go through Sequim on the way to Port Angeles once in awhile.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   tms | Sep 18, 2006 07:42am | #8

   Hey Jamie, John,I use to visit my grandparents in Sequim, about 30 years ago, when Hwy 101 ran through town, and the place had only one stoplight. That place is so dry that they have an Irrigation Festival every year to celebrate the reclaimation effort. They also have some very large ice cubes within spitting distance from town. It can be a sunny day there, and you'll still freeze your butt off when the breeze comes down off of the Olymic mountains.Even still, it the most popular retirement destination in Washington Sate.Tom

   Edited 9/18/2006 12:43 am ET by tms

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   forestgirl | Sep 18, 2006 07:57am | #9

   Maybe that's where I need to look for my S&D pipe (dust collection).  Sure as heck can't find it anywhere near Seattle, LOL!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   tms | Sep 18, 2006 08:14am | #10

   Hey Jamie,Sounds like you're looking for Class 200 PVC pipe. You can get it a Familian NW, Harrington Plastics, and maybe Ryan Herco. All in the Seattle area. There's also an outfit in Bremerton that sells it, I just can't remember their name at the moment.One thing, if you're looking at PVC because it's cheaper than steel, be sure to compare prices on 5" pipe. Most of the information that I've read, suggest that the additional volume conveyed by 5" will significantly improve your DC performace. Anyway, at 5" dia., the prices of PVC and steel start to converge.Tom

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   forestgirl | Sep 18, 2006 05:46pm | #11

   I'm following Bil Pentz's advice -- he recommends   "PVC ASTM 2729 “Sewer and Drain (S&D)” for those who can't spring for metal, as seen here.  I will be shooting for larger pipe where possible.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   tms | Sep 18, 2006 08:18pm | #12

   Hey Jamie,Class 200 PVC is usually spec'd for irrigation systems, and so is rate for low pressures. It is a bit more expensive than PVC ASTM 2729 “Sewer and Drain pipe, which is not rated for pressure at all. The only reason for using Class 200 PVC is so that you can use commonly available fittings. The PVC ASTM 2729 “Sewer and Drain pipe and fittings are not exactly the same size as Class 200, SCHD 40, etc., to prevent you from hooking it up to a pressure system.When I last built a PVC DC system, I used Class 200, because I could get the tees, sweeps, and caps that I needed to build it. If you can find the fittings that you need in ASTM 2729,
   then you can save some money, but I gave up looking.Unfortunately, PVC pipe is made from petroleum, and the price reflects the cost of that commodity albeit with some delay.Tom

   Edited 9/18/2006 1:22 pm ET by tms

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   shippy | Sep 19, 2006 06:17am | #13

   Familian is now Ferguson I believe, but they should have it in either Seattle, not far from woodcraft or crosscut, or in Auburn. You may also check with Kellor supply, they have many stores around too. Heck, McClendons may even carry it! Good luck!