TKChance[501st] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Hey everyone, so I'm just about finished with my kit and was going to assemble my TD when I noticed the caps don't fit over the PVC pipe I'm using. The PVC is 2" in diameter on the inside of the tube while the total diameter is about 2.8". Anything smaller than 2" that I could find at Home Depot is 1.75" and that's far too small for the caps. So I don't know whether the problem is the PVC or the caps that came with my kit. Any advice? (Also an ATA kit if that makes any difference in the sizes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper[TK] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Try 2" ABS pipe, not PVC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejango[TK] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Perhaps try dipping the caps in some hot (but not too hot) water to loosen them up a bit so they will stretch a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper[501st] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Sometimes you have to bevel the edges of the pipe to get the caps to go on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper[TK] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 You could try ABS pipe too, 2" usually works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Personally, I'd start with Terry's advice and look for a piece of 2" ABS pipe for the tube, and from there I'd go with Jason's advice, if necessary, and bevel the edges a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 The original TD's had beveled edges to fit the end caps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeDave[TK] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Good call Mathias, I think I am going to bevel the edges on my TD too. The original TD's had beveled edges to fit the end caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Airborne Trooper[501st] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 That's exactly how I did my mortar tube pipe for my pack using the same TD caps that came with my kit. Quick work with a dremel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD42115[501st] Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I did my detonator just like Locitus above before converting to TD. My pack mortar tube was done the same, so much easier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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