Shroud material

[Stinky Bantha]

Does anyone know a good place to find aluminum pipe that would fit over mhs parts to make a shroud? Better yet, does anyone know what size will fit snugly over the mhs?

[vortextwist]

alot of people have been looking for a long time. not sure what tim and corbin have come up with.

[Stinky Bantha]

Well if it isn't already there, I'll go ahead and add it to the wishlist.

[Darth Lars]

What is the outer diameter of the MHS parts anyway?
I need the measurement to be accurate to in tens of millimeters to be sure.

[vortextwist]

37 mm will be snug.

[Darth Lars]

37 mm will be snug.

Practically everyone outside the US use the metric system, which means that a "standard 1.5" sink pipe" is standard only in the USA. I have to get something else, and I use stock aluminum pipe.
If the MHS part is infinitesmally larger than the inner diameter of my pipe, then it will not fit.
Previously, I have made saber parts by putting the inner part in the freezer and the outer tube in the kitchen oven for a while and then hammered the parts together, but I'd prefer not to, because it can add some serious dents and scratches. (Incidentally, I have done this with tubes, both measured to 37.0 mm inner vs. outer)
I have also had a case where two parts fit together beautifully, but then I painted the inner part with a couple of thin coats of black spray paint and then they did not fit any more.
This is why getting to know the precision is so important.

[Ghostbat]

If you need it within a 10millionth of a mm tolerance you may be doomed I'm not sure I have ever even held a measuring device that would give me that. :)

[vortextwist]

true but wet sanding the mhs might give you the clearance you need. I used this and my cordless drill under the sink and some sandpaper

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