[PSUBS-MAILIST] Valve part 2

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

This! Just get a die and cut the threads a little further. If the curvature
of the hull interferes, then a tap and cut the female threads instead.

Best,
Alec

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 8:20 AM Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> James, as this is a tapered pipe thread (NPT in states) , I would buy a
> pipe tap that fits this thread and cut the female threads a bit deeper by
> running the tap until it lands and then getting a few more turns on it with
> a wrench.  This should enable you to get a few more threads engaged.  As
> Jon notes, it would be easy to test joint by connecting a pressure washer
> with a bypass valve and a pressure gage and subject it to a pressure 1.5
> times the design depth.  IF it is leak free, you are good to go.
>
> Cliff
>
> On Monday, May 24, 2021, 03:06:20 AM CDT, James Frankland via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all.
> I didn’t get any responses to my valve dilemma.  I’ve made another video
> with the problem right at the start so you don’t have to watch it all.  I
> would really appreciate some advice here, I’m not sure what to do.
>
> https://youtu.be/qJhVeFrUwWI
>
> Thanks James
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