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Old 08-07-2007, 08:51 PM
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my home made boost comtroller (pics)

ok so i read around and saw that everyone was using 1/4" connectors but my hose was 3/8" so i went with 3/8" MIP, this thing is massive.

Parts list:
1 'T' with all connections female
2 male fittings
1 3/8" MIP to 1/8" FIP connector
1 1.5" 7/16 fine thread bolt (i think it was a 20 pitch)
1 Nut to match above bolt
1 thing, i don't know what exactly it is but i think it came from a closet door. it is spring loaded and supposed to have a plastic piece around it to insert into a hole in the top of the door. the door folds in half.

the last three were free. compliments of laziness at home depot. i found the thing on the floor and the lady was not motivated enough to look up the prices for the nut and bolt. even though i told her the price of them.

what i did, that is not really explained in the pics (in this order).

1.Drilled and tapped the 3/8" MIP to 1/8" FIP connector to accept the bolt.

2.Drilled a hole the size of the door thingie in the center of the bolt.

3.With the door thingie's spring removed, chucked it up in a drill and beveled and tapered the end that goes into the pressurized side. and made the shaft thinner. I made the shaft thinner so i would not bind in the almost centered hole in the bolt.

if you have any questions feel free to ask.

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Old 08-30-2007, 12:24 AM
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AWESOME thanks!
We have BINS of misc brass fittings at work so I'll rummage thru that and see what I can come up with. as for YOUR controller, are you sure that spring is weak enough to allow that pin to raise at a specified pressure?
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Old 08-30-2007, 09:48 AM
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AWESOME thanks!
We have BINS of misc brass fittings at work so I'll rummage thru that and see what I can come up with. as for YOUR controller, are you sure that spring is weak enough to allow that pin to raise at a specified pressure?
my calibrated mouth can push enough pressure to blow though it. and the regulated air on the air compressor can be held back to 30+ psi.

so i would say yes

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