Making a manifold.
#1
Making a manifold.
ok guys i have gotten a few emails on where to locate and make up your own manifold. ill try to explain some steps and where to locate the parts.
now with 90 elbows and Tee's u can create any kind of manifold u want as you guys have seen beau do with the stainless steel manifold hes making right now.
ok www.mcmaster.com has eveything u could possibly think of but i think there prices are outrageous. (5.59 for 1 1/2" elbow is crap, i can get em for 2.50$ cdn.) but if you choose to buy off mcmaster here is what u have to search
"Unthreaded Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fitting"
"Butt-Weld (Aluminum) Pipe Fittings" (duno why u want alum)
"Butt-Weld (Stainless Steel) Pipe Fittings"
**MAKE SURE U HIT "CATALOG PAGES" FOR PRICE (SCROLL DOWN)**
heres some pics of the weldable joints. as u can see you could design anything imaginable.
finding someone with a welder is another thing
but i mean if your gonna pay 1200$ for a full raice manifold, u could buy a tigmate for 1199$ learn to tig weld and make the manifold for another 100$ and u have a TIG welder now..
hope that helps some people out there.
now with 90 elbows and Tee's u can create any kind of manifold u want as you guys have seen beau do with the stainless steel manifold hes making right now.
ok www.mcmaster.com has eveything u could possibly think of but i think there prices are outrageous. (5.59 for 1 1/2" elbow is crap, i can get em for 2.50$ cdn.) but if you choose to buy off mcmaster here is what u have to search
"Unthreaded Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fitting"
"Butt-Weld (Aluminum) Pipe Fittings" (duno why u want alum)
"Butt-Weld (Stainless Steel) Pipe Fittings"
**MAKE SURE U HIT "CATALOG PAGES" FOR PRICE (SCROLL DOWN)**
heres some pics of the weldable joints. as u can see you could design anything imaginable.
finding someone with a welder is another thing
but i mean if your gonna pay 1200$ for a full raice manifold, u could buy a tigmate for 1199$ learn to tig weld and make the manifold for another 100$ and u have a TIG welder now..
hope that helps some people out there.
#2
Re:Making a manifold.
Pipe fittings are cheaper but the metal is more brittle than tubular stainless - thicker 14 or 16 g tubular is a little easier to work with and should be more durable - the material I use in my manifolds is 304L tubular 14 g. I'm not even going to tell you what these tee's sell for .
anyway I sell these for $350.00 uncoated and $425 with bright ceramic coating.
anyway I sell these for $350.00 uncoated and $425 with bright ceramic coating.
#4
Re:Making a manifold.
Originally Posted by AbaZ
nice manifold..
Ted
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Re:Making a manifold.
how do you cut the holes for the wg and collector/flange?
I am considering buying a welder to try and make my manifold, but I couldnt possibly afford a plasma cutter as well..
also, I am not verry familiar with welding... how many amp welder should I look for to weld the "butt-weld" pipes and what type of welder do you need for stainless?
I am considering buying a welder to try and make my manifold, but I couldnt possibly afford a plasma cutter as well..
also, I am not verry familiar with welding... how many amp welder should I look for to weld the "butt-weld" pipes and what type of welder do you need for stainless?
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Re:Making a manifold.
I used a bi metal holesaw in a drill press with alot of oil. My flanges are 3/8" and drilling took less that 30 minutes.. Most exhaust ports arent rounf tho.. a die grinder is used to create a transition from oval to round. This is common practice as your tubes will be round anyway...
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Re:Making a manifold.
Originally Posted by PhoenixGSR
how do you cut the holes for the wg and collector/flange?
I am considering buying a welder to try and make my manifold, but I couldnt possibly afford a plasma cutter as well..
also, I am not verry familiar with welding... how many amp welder should I look for to weld the "butt-weld" pipes and what type of welder do you need for stainless?
I am considering buying a welder to try and make my manifold, but I couldnt possibly afford a plasma cutter as well..
also, I am not verry familiar with welding... how many amp welder should I look for to weld the "butt-weld" pipes and what type of welder do you need for stainless?
if you havent ever welded before u might want to consider a small night course or something on the basics that will help you alot.
u could either go TIG or MIG.
the Miller M200 or Air Liquide M200 are great units and can be used for anything. i think your looking at about 1200$ for those units. 200 amp.
for a tig, it seems beau's little tigmate is doing a great job, the hobart tigmate is 1199$ i believe.
and for a plasma cutter. heres a list u can compare prices and what its capable of doing. http://www.plasmacam.com/plcut.htm
so your looking at about 2300$ for a plasma cutter that will cut 1/2 pretty fast.
hope that helps ya out.
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Re:Making a manifold.
Originally Posted by DJHankB
I just bought a little Lincoln Electric "Handy MIG" from Lowes for about $260... works just fine if you're working with Mild Steel.
-Henry
-Henry