[SML] PVC socket cap

Patrick McCreary vze2gmht at verizon.net
Wed Mar 16 13:20:55 UTC 2016


You might try to find a brass fitting long enough to put a washer on 
both sides of the threaded hole to increase the strength of the joint -  
maybe an automotive fitting?

Patrick

On 3/15/2016 3:12 PM, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft wrote:
>
> What are the odds that I can drill & tap 2" white PVC socket caps to 
> put a 1/4" MPT fitting in and have them reliably hold city water pressure?
>
> I was wondering about screwing on a 1/4" coupling on the inside of the 
> fitting and gluing it in place before attaching to the large pipe.
>
> I have to do a bunch so hopefully this works.
>
> Alternately, anyone seen 2" slip to 1/4" FPT adapters?  My sources 
> seem a bit scarce for that.
>
>
>
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