see how the elbow on the left doesnt line up too well. If you woulda cut more from the elbow and less from the T, you woulda lined up better

 

is it necessary to squish the part where it meets the flange?

 

can you line them up and weld them without oblonging the holes? yes

should you oblong the holes so that they match the ports better and end up with a better manifold overall? yes

 

we need a nice write up on how to make collectors. Every time i try they turn out like ***

 

send me some pipe, ill make one and write down what i did.

 

Thanks **** for pointing that out. But the elbow was left the way it was, the reason it doesn' line up because that particular eblow is the last sch10 elbow i had laying around, the T's are sch40 so they're a tad thicker.

 

damn those are some wide beads are you purposly waving the tigtourch back and fourth not trying to be a dick just the welds look way too wide. and i think schedule 40 in stainless is a bit over kill for a log.

Beau

 

I think ****'s being over critical for a LOG MANIFOLD. hahaha


****, do a real deal collector write up FOR DUMMIES. I need a DIY of the month article. lol

 

It would be nice if you posted a part number what is sch10 sch40?
Can you post a part number or link for http://www.mcmaster.com/ for both MS and SS
THanks

 

ummm, what do you do, just go in a straight line not going in a circle? i've always made little circles, do a circle, dip, do a circle dip, curious what you do that would be different?