ScottG58
Well-Known Member
I paid a welder $60 to weld a coupler into my kettle. He welded it flush. The inside threads will not now take a male 1/2" fitting. Is there a fix?
Are the threads dicked on both sides of the coupling? If not, just start the tap on the good side & slowly work through. Pics? Am I not understanding the severity of the problem?
Threads on outside are good. Probably the severity is compounded by my unhandiness. I hired a professional so I wouldn't mess it up.
Then get a tap, run it in where the threads are good and when it starts to bind, begin powering through a quarter turn at a time and backing out. Do this till your through. Napa, plumbing shops, fastenal, grainger, possibly other automotive stores, fastenal, lots of places online will have the tap necessary. I use taps for high temp fluid transfer on a weekly basis in the heavy trucking industry with no problems.
I sucks a person you trusted to finish a job warped/screwed your build, but since you are not making new threads, it should be pretty straight forward. If I were close, I'd be there for ya...
Then get a tap, run it in where the threads are good and when it starts to bind, begin powering through a quarter turn at a time and backing out. Do this till your through. Napa, plumbing shops, fastenal, grainger, possibly other automotive stores, fastenal, lots of places online will have the tap necessary. I use taps for high temp fluid transfer on a weekly basis in the heavy trucking industry with no problems.
I sucks a person you trusted to finish a job warped/screwed your build, but since you are not making new threads, it should be pretty straight forward. If I were close, I'd be there for ya...
I may not understand tapered fittings. Is the end of the fitting smaller in diameter than the outside?
You paid for crap welding and a ruined coupler. If the guy told you he is experienced at welding stainless, he lied to you.
Go get your money back from that guy. If you paid with credit card, call the credit card company... they will reverse the chargers.
Seriously, that weld is horrible.
You paid for crap welding and a ruined coupler. If the guy told you he is experienced at welding stainless, he lied to you.
Go get your money back from that guy. If you paid with credit card, call the credit card company... they will reverse the chargers.
Seriously, that weld is horrible.
Who did you end up going with to have it welded?
Do you have a photo of the weld from side on, looks like a fair bit of splatter so I'm now wondering if it was Mig'd
I called the guy and he said he would try to chase the threads from the inside. He calls and said that did not work and tells me to bring in another coupler. I am gun shy at this point and am not sure I want him to cut the effed up one out. Wanted to brew this weekend. Ain't gonna happen for awhile. I'm so p1ssed about other stuff in my life right now, I am trying to be mellow about this even though I should not be.
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