Two pumps config - serial or paralell? - Page 18

Puzzdre · 11-21-2002, 08:45 AM

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I'm glad you're getting there, it's nice to see someone happy with work they've done with their own hands...

Very nicely said, and straight to the point!!! Thank you!

As for the cheap tools, I cannot agree with you more. I'm trying to buy the best affordable tools I can get, but I can judge only the tools I'm familiar with. The tools I need for the first time, there are lot's of possibilities of getting "testicles as kidneys" as people here would say, cos' not all the salesman are trustworthy, and just trying to sell you what they have.
Another thing that pisses me off here, we are flooded with cheap and low quality tools because of low price. If I want to buy something with more quality, I must search hard and know what I'm looking for, which I cannot know every time for every piece.
I can always judge by the price, but that's not always the right case.

Now when I make the calculation as

price of (cheap tool + ruined workpiece + time, nerves, dissapointment) = price of more expensive tool, and completed workpiece, satisfaction and the fun is for free...plus the tool will last for more fun and satisfaction...

I'll just have to ask some more before I buy the thing...

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so basically puzzdre,.... u r almost ready!!!!

And so are you my friend!!! Post the result!!!

g.l.amour · 11-21-2002, 09:25 AM

heh, about the tools 'n all, you couldn't be more right. i think every step of the process has tought me some harsh realities on the aspirant block m4k0r.

Puzzdre · 11-21-2002, 09:42 AM

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yo soy un tiburón

My best guess is that means I am a (one)...what? What's a tiburon?

g.l.amour · 11-21-2002, 09:53 AM

it's phrase i got from some shaggy style ragga song. searched it up in babelfish. and apparently it means:

i am a shark (phonetically in some jamaican style voice)

dunno why, but i found it a very funny sentence pronounced on the right tone.

doesn't fit me too well, most sharky situations i get in, i seem to be the one getting sharked by some shrewd salespersons.

Puzzdre · 11-21-2002, 10:05 AM

Jamaican style of pronounciation of english words always made me wanting to learn it

But not having the source, except several movies, it's just too hard...Good one though!

Now for some Jedi wise words...There's always a bigger fish...

Yeah, Jamaican and Scottish...(ABSOLUTELY NO OFFENCE MEANT!!!) I found those two accents great and kinda hillarious! (ABSOLUTELY NO OFFENCE MEANT!!!)

g.l.amour · 11-21-2002, 12:55 PM

holes are tapped, now going for the last straight line to the finish (sec half needs to be drilled and dremeled) then i got looooots of sanding and finishing up to do. some pix later on i hope.

Puzzdre · 11-21-2002, 02:08 PM

Great!!! Keep us posted!

There are no goops available here, so I found this:

http://www.bison.net/english/index.html

go for glue finder, metal to metal, large surface, to get to the Power adhesive (Bisonite)...:shrug:

I used bison metal epoxy to seal the barbs on my current block, but this I found recently...anybody can chime on this product for sealing the two halves? Technical sheet says very good chemicals resistance, waterproof etc...

Can this solve our European problem not having the Goop(s)?

bigben2k · 11-21-2002, 02:21 PM

It looks OK, but the spec sheet doesn't say much (you'd think it would!). It's a general purpose glue, probably more akin to JB Weld.

It's not a direct substitute for Goop. This one is a 2-part epoxy, Goop is a one part glue.

Puzzdre · 11-21-2002, 02:54 PM

Thx Bb2k; thought that this would be something like marine goop, didn't know that goop is monocomponent...

Gonna look some more!

g.l.amour · 11-22-2002, 04:22 AM

ehhe, tonight i finish dremeling, and then on to the infinite task of sanding and polishing.

g.l.amour · 11-22-2002, 04:24 AM

sry for the bad pix, taken with a crappy cam at work

g.l.amour · 11-22-2002, 04:41 AM

and the last one...

i would like to add a small word of THX for everyone that has contributed in this thread. without y'all it would have been most impossible for me to have gotten this far. i don't know much about other forums, but this one sure rox more than any other i've been on.

Puzzdre · 11-22-2002, 04:55 AM

Yipieeee!!!! We are approaching the end of this saga!

Man, it surely looks niiice all assembled like that! With some sanding and polishing, would sure look great, and considering it's all DIY....WOW!!!

Congratulations on (almost) finished product!!!

Now to ask one more question, are you gonna mount it with springs? Those Allen bolts heads are pretty close to the mounting holes, think it's go for springs or (dunno if this is right way to say it) countersunk the holes and use appropriate screws to be level with the upper surface of the block...

LIKE IT! LIKE IT! LIKE IT!!!

Think that after polishing, with the brass top, it would be

!

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i don't know much about other forums, but this one sure rox

OH YEAH!!!

g.l.amour · 11-22-2002, 05:23 AM

i have asked myself the same question about the springs. next time i will take into account some more place for the springs. at first sight anyway i don't thk it will be a problem for the spring placement. mounting them countersunk would offcourse be the bomb (+nibbling away some more grams of the way too heavy cooler)

i do have some fear if i will be able to get the block 100% leakfree, on some of the edges i have a bit less than 3mm for the glue. where 3rotor told us to keep a minimum of 3mm.

from the 6m of copper i had to buy, i have now already sold 2m to someone, so that will work out just fine.

the sanding is going to take ages, i thk, but i'm really looking forward to it.

Puzzdre · 11-22-2002, 09:35 AM

I couldn't access the forums for couple of hours...was it my ISP DNS down or the site?

well...

I'm gonna use the Bison epoxy, think that's the best thing I can find here (for now). In my block, I have also *barely* 3 mm to the edge, but think it will work. There's always the soldering solution...

Today I found that inch tappers dispite they are *very rare* to find and buy here, are also tooooo expensive. The shop will have them next week, and the price is 120 bleeding Euro!

Think I'm gonna have to take the block to the machine shop to tapper those three holes for me, and ask some more in hydraulics shop can they make me barbs with metric thread...live and learn...

Glad to hear that you managed to sell some copper, and return the part of the money!

Hope we'll be good to go and install the blocks very soon!

Cheers m8!

11-21-2002, 09:25 AM	#257
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	heh, about the tools 'n all, you couldn't be more right. i think every step of the process has tought me some harsh realities on the aspirant block m4k0r. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

11-21-2002, 09:53 AM	#259
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	it's phrase i got from some shaggy style ragga song. searched it up in babelfish. and apparently it means: i am a shark (phonetically in some jamaican style voice) dunno why, but i found it a very funny sentence pronounced on the right tone. doesn't fit me too well, most sharky situations i get in, i seem to be the one getting sharked by some shrewd salespersons. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

11-21-2002, 10:05 AM	#260
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Jamaican style of pronounciation of english words always made me wanting to learn it But not having the source, except several movies, it's just too hard...Good one though! Now for some Jedi wise words...There's always a bigger fish... Yeah, Jamaican and Scottish...(ABSOLUTELY NO OFFENCE MEANT!!!) I found those two accents great and kinda hillarious! (ABSOLUTELY NO OFFENCE MEANT!!!) __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

11-21-2002, 12:55 PM	#261
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	holes are tapped, now going for the last straight line to the finish (sec half needs to be drilled and dremeled) then i got looooots of sanding and finishing up to do. some pix later on i hope. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

11-21-2002, 02:08 PM	#262
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Great!!! Keep us posted! There are no goops available here, so I found this: http://www.bison.net/english/index.html go for glue finder, metal to metal, large surface, to get to the Power adhesive (Bisonite)...:shrug: I used bison metal epoxy to seal the barbs on my current block, but this I found recently...anybody can chime on this product for sealing the two halves? Technical sheet says very good chemicals resistance, waterproof etc... Can this solve our European problem not having the Goop(s)? __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

11-21-2002, 02:21 PM	#263
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	It looks OK, but the spec sheet doesn't say much (you'd think it would!). It's a general purpose glue, probably more akin to JB Weld. It's not a direct substitute for Goop. This one is a 2-part epoxy, Goop is a one part glue. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

11-21-2002, 02:54 PM	#264
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	Thx Bb2k; thought that this would be something like marine goop, didn't know that goop is monocomponent... Gonna look some more! __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

11-22-2002, 05:23 AM	#269
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	i have asked myself the same question about the springs. next time i will take into account some more place for the springs. at first sight anyway i don't thk it will be a problem for the spring placement. mounting them countersunk would offcourse be the bomb (+nibbling away some more grams of the way too heavy cooler) i do have some fear if i will be able to get the block 100% leakfree, on some of the edges i have a bit less than 3mm for the glue. where 3rotor told us to keep a minimum of 3mm. from the 6m of copper i had to buy, i have now already sold 2m to someone, so that will work out just fine. the sanding is going to take ages, i thk, but i'm really looking forward to it. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

11-22-2002, 09:35 AM	#270
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	I couldn't access the forums for couple of hours...was it my ISP DNS down or the site? well... I'm gonna use the Bison epoxy, think that's the best thing I can find here (for now). In my block, I have also barely 3 mm to the edge, but think it will work. There's always the soldering solution... Today I found that inch tappers dispite they are very rare to find and buy here, are also tooooo expensive. The shop will have them next week, and the price is 120 bleeding Euro! Think I'm gonna have to take the block to the machine shop to tapper those three holes for me, and ask some more in hydraulics shop can they make me barbs with metric thread...live and learn... Glad to hear that you managed to sell some copper, and return the part of the money! Hope we'll be good to go and install the blocks very soon! Cheers m8! __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

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