T-Line Caps, Plug your loop with something stylish!

[Stang_Man]

here we go! i made a bunch of these caps for people on the forums and it's something nice to go along with your T-line watercooling loop.

they will fit all 1/2" ID tubing, be it 5/8" OD or 3/4" OD. are made of aluminum and are ANODIZED to prevent corrosion,

here are a few pictures:




Each cap is $10 shipped

PM me or email me. my paypal is 99stangman@sbcglobal.net, i have heatware under "Stang_Man"

[Stang_Man]

caps are anodized! any risk of corrosion is now gone

[AntiBling]

Looks like a real P.I.T.A. to get out of the tube for refilling. Just a thought.

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by AntiBling

Looks like a real P.I.T.A. to get out of the tube for refilling. Just a thought.

If they fit 1/2ID tubing then I think the top part is plenty big to get a hold of. They look a lot smaller in the pics than they really are I belive.

Stang Man: Anyway to show it scale? Maybe hold one as your were going to remove it?

I would buy one if I didn't have access to equipment ot make my own.

[Stang_Man]

Originally Posted by jaydee116

If they fit 1/2ID tubing then I think the top part is plenty big to get a hold of. They look a lot smaller in the pics than they really are I belive.

Stang Man: Anyway to show it scale? Maybe hold one as your were going to remove it?

I would buy one if I didn't have access to equipment ot make my own.

hehe, well. the tubing showed with the caps are 3/4" OD.

the top of the cap extends out .5"

if you ahve trouble removing the cap, (it's meant to be semi-permanent plug) warm up the hose with a hair dryer or something similar. this always worked well for me.

if you still have trouble get a jar opener rubber thing, LOL. i've only had one instance where i had to go that far though, haha

[AntiBling]

Originally Posted by Stang_Man

if you ahve trouble removing the cap, (it's meant to be semi-permanent plug) warm up the hose with a hair dryer or something similar. this always worked well for me.

On my PC (it runs 24/7) even though there are no visible leaks, I have to add a couple inches of water into the 1/2 tubing T line every few months. Not trying to give you a hard time as much as a heads up about the market for your product. A semi permanent plug is not what I need. However, there are many people who value appearance more than practicality as you well know.

[Stang_Man]

Originally Posted by AntiBling

On my PC (it runs 24/7) even though there are no visible leaks, I have to add a couple inches of water into the 1/2 tubing T line every few months. Not trying to give you a hard time as much as a heads up about the market for your product. A semi permanent plug is not what I need. However, there are many people who value appearance more than practicality as you well know.

i'm pretty sure if you sealed your loop 100% you wouldn't have that problem. the cap helps seal your system, so you wouldn't have to add water as often.

[cougem]

You might have to keep adding the first few weeks as I believe water will soak into the tubing. It wont leak out, but I'm sure the tubing is slightly porous, the the levels go down.

[Stang_Man]

bump please.

[Etacovda]

"i'm pretty sure if you sealed your loop 100% you wouldn't have that problem. the cap helps seal your system, so you wouldn't have to add water as often."

Nah, all tubing is porous to a point, and will allow the liquid to leech into the air. Clearflex or similar (thicker walled tubing) will do it much less than cheap vinyl tubing; but then, i doubt anyone that would buy this would be using cheap vinyl tubing.

Wouldnt be too hard to knurl the end, would it? I know I'd probably take to it with pliers (only thing i have handy, most of the time) which would ruin it.

[Stang_Man]

Originally Posted by Etacovda

"i'm pretty sure if you sealed your loop 100% you wouldn't have that problem. the cap helps seal your system, so you wouldn't have to add water as often."

Nah, all tubing is porous to a point, and will allow the liquid to leech into the air. Clearflex or similar (thicker walled tubing) will do it much less than cheap vinyl tubing; but then, i doubt anyone that would buy this would be using cheap vinyl tubing.

Wouldnt be too hard to knurl the end, would it? I know I'd probably take to it with pliers (only thing i have handy, most of the time) which would ruin it.

at this stage, knurling is impossible. maybe in a later revision, if i even decide on that, because the interest in such a thing has been pretty low

[bigben2k]

Originally Posted by Etacovda

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Wouldnt be too hard to knurl the end, would it? I know I'd probably take to it with pliers (only thing i have handy, most of the time) which would ruin it.

Wouldn't you just squeeze the tube, right under the cap, to get it off?!?

[Etacovda]

Originally Posted by bigben2k

Wouldn't you just squeeze the tube, right under the cap, to get it off?!?

Never dealt with something firmly stuck in before? Depends on how tight a fit they are, i guess. Ive had to nearly destroy tubing to get some bungs out; this one probably wouldnt have that problem, but tooless removal is always nice

I use a brass threaded bung, mines highly polished however -



Stolen from rittenhouse.ca

If you heat it over the tubing, the tubing shrinks to fit it, and makes its own thread. Grab a spanner, and I can undo it just like it was a barb in a poly wb top. If I add a bit of light lubricant (very small amount, mind) it comes off by hand easily. No hoseclamps required.

[bigben2k]

I also prefer a threaded cap, but I use PVC parts.

[Stang_Man]

bump please...