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General Category => General Shop Discussions => Topic started by: chips and more on Aug 19, 2024, 11:14 AM
I made a stainless adaptor today. Had a piece of hex stainless steel laying around. Didn't know what kind? I know now it ain't 303 or 416! And I also now remember why I don't make things out of stainless steel and just move on. This thing took me all morning to make! I have a hobby shop not a torture shop LOL.
Looks like it came out alright. What's it do? And how does a fellow end up with a hex piece of stainless steel stock in his shop? 😝
Got the stainless hex at the flea market. Looks like someone was using it for some kinda fishing weight? The ends have an angle and a hole and crudely done. Got about 15lbs of it.
What you see is the bubbler for an ozone water treatment system. I needed the metal part to be stainless steel because of the strong ozone environment it is in. I normally avoid hard to machine metals, but I couldn't this time. Some plastics are OK in ozone, like Teflon, but I wanted metal for the weight. OK, now back to 12L14 LOL. Thanks for asking.
I was thinking that I haven't seen a piece of hex stock in seemingly forever! I know it's around of course just don't see it much I guess. Ozonator parts, now that is different I think. Came out nice.