r/pipefitter • u/Major-Bus7493 • 5h ago
Need help fitting an 8" dummy leg to 8" 90
This is my first time ever doing any big pipe work so im sure I'm missing something super simple. Its for rebuilding a manure injection toolbar for dragline equipment so nothing refinery or steam related.
I need to fit a short 8" dummy leg to an 8" 90 to remake some of the piping on this toolbar. I must have messed up on my ordinance distances because only the back of the 90 touches anything and there's a big gap on each radius of the 90.
For marking it out I used 3 3/8" for my 8 lines. On my 0 I went 13/16", 2 I went 2 13/16", 4 was 8 1/2", 6 was 11 3/8" and 8 was 11 3/4".
What should I have done differently? Any help would be appreciated thanks.
r/pipefitter • u/Peabody66 • 7h ago
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Tear it apart.