I bought a DD dual bay res and drilled a second intake hole not sure how to thread it

[Shadowmeph]

I bought the DD 2 5 1/4'res and because I have the stinger block which has two outputs I drilled another hole for intake but I am not sure how to make the threads for the barb.
Does anyone have any experience with acrylic and threading?

[Babrbarossa]

I would think that a regular tap and die set would do the job, but I suppose that is the hol eyou drilled is just about the right size, you might be able to heat up a fitting in vice grips and thread it in. (I'd much sooner use a tap and die set though.

[gingerbee]

second the tap and die, Canadian tire is your friend

[Shadowmeph]

Originally Posted by gingerbee

second the tap and die, Canadian tire is your friend

unfortanately Canadian tire only sells the full set which I really don't need and most likely will not use except for this one tap. oh well I think that it isn't the price of the water cooling parts that is expensive, it is the time and the extras . so this means I am going to have to hold off for another while before I can get my water cooling up and running. I was all ready to pull every thing apart and put all the parts in and use an old PSU to test the loop for a few days for leaks . I even rebuild an older hp laptop with no hard drive so I could access the Internet via Live linux cd.

[gingerbee]

sorry if you where closer i could help. ya i would not want to but it if you'll never use it again.

[Babrbarossa]

Buy it, use it, bring it back- Canadian tire IS your friend ;-)

[MpG]

If you get a kit, make sure it has the right threading. I have yet to find a BSPP 1/4 tap outside of an industrial supply/specialty store. For thinner surfaces, an NPSM 1/4 tap should also work, but I haven't really noticed those being any more avaiable.

[3.0charlie]

Why didn't you used a Y to join both outlets? That's what I did on my Stinger... AFAIK, tapping in Acrylic is very tricky, and finding a tap set that has G1/4 with the proper diameter is even trickier... I'd seriously consider bonding a barb to the acrylic.

[Shadowmeph]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

Why didn't you used a Y to join both outlets? That's what I did on my Stinger... AFAIK, tapping in Acrylic is very tricky, and finding a tap set that has G1/4 with the proper diameter is even trickier... I'd seriously consider bonding a barb to the acrylic.

believe it or not I cannot find a y fitting anywhere in Abbotsford I even broke down and went to the NCIX site and they were ( and probably still) where out

[3.0charlie]

Damn...

Black Nylon 1/2 ID Y Splitter

and

Black Nylon 3/8 ID Y Splitter

and

Bitspower Shining Silver Y-Block With Triple IG1/4 - # BP-YB

The last one (metal) is the one I used.